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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (WSH)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derwin James Jr.
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureD+
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Roman Hemby at the Round 5 slot will need to, sitting 104 spots clear of his grade.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. With wide receiver, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 12th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 34th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A conviction pick on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick 53 that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in slot 59 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 23: Jalon Kilgore adds a safety while wide receiver, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Malachi Lawrence while clear needs at wide receiver, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in pick No. 116 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
A wild overpay on Earnest Greene III in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd5 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at pick 178 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at No. 215 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.