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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jordan Davis Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Davis
DE-EDGE Mississippi State
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jordan Davis in No. 216, a good 146 spots before the room expected him. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The Gould pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Nothing to complain about; Troy Fautanu went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick32 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 32nd overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 87th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 32 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 128 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Value with a capital V on Josh Newton in No. 134, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
You do not let an offensive lineman like Matt Goncalves reach pick No. 159 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They robbed the room for Isaiah Davis here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Davis
Jordan Davis in slot 216 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at Round 7, Pick 24 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.