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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall
B
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Nolen should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B. Thirty-one other rooms let Walter Nolen slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at the Round 5 slot. Highway robbery.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.
They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44
Rnd2
Ashton Jeanty
They will replay Ashton Jeanty at the 44th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76
Rnd3
Jahdae Barron
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jahdae Barron in the 76th pick, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149
Rnd5
Cam Ward
Cam Ward in No. 149 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171
Rnd5
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick No. 171 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174
Rnd5
Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach pick 174 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.






