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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Eyabi Okie-Anoma a full 50 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Getting Pearl where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 27th pick they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 56 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at slot 87 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A reach on Mekhi Wingo in Round 3, Pick 27; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in No. 174 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Fair-plus on Ty'Ron Hopper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the 233rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Taking Julian Pearl in No. 244 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.