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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Jowon Briggs at the 174th pick is 94 spots clear of where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That Bertrand pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 28 they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 24 with a little surplus value in Edgerrin Cooper. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They went early on Ainias Smith in pick No. 128, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
They jumped the gun on Trevor Keegan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jowon Briggs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jowon Briggs. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
A real head-scratcher, Andrew Raym in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson in slot 233 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, JD Bertrand in pick 244, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.