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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick No. 244 regardless, 40 picks early.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Chambers at that price is a win they earned.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at the 56th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A conviction pick on Ainias Smith at No. 128 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
They reached into another round for Hunter Nourzad, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
By-the-book stuff, Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 174 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers is a better player than pick No. 216 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Rasheen Ali. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They reached a country mile for Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A minor itch, scratched.