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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jordan Jefferson, 50 picks early at the Round 4 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jones. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A quiet steal in the 56th pick: Cooper Beebe for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 128 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in Round 4, Pick 34 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A big swing on Jaylan Ford at pick 174, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in Round 6, Pick 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
This one needs a full-page explanation: Solomon Byrd in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick244 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in the 244th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.