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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miller Moss
QB USC
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Michael Mayer
TE
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys let Giddens fall into their laps, and walked away with a D+.

Somebody took the Cowboys to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Giddens makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 7 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In the 26th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Fair-plus on Dontay Corleone, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Lander Barton
Somehow Lander Barton was still sitting there in slot 90, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in Round 4, Pick 26 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
You do not let a running back like DJ Giddens reach pick No. 154 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Miller Moss
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Miller Moss in Round 6, Pick 26. It fills a real need, too.