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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

Everything else got attention, and linebacker got none. That is a strange way for the Cowboys to leave a draft.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
By-the-book stuff, Omarion Hampton at slot 33 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at the 58th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
They read the board right and Alfred Collins was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 3. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
A quiet steal in pick 76: Azareye'h Thomas for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
They did well to land Elijah Arroyo in No. 79, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the 117th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.