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Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DEN)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DEN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DEN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DEN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (WSH)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (BAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 5 (ARI)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Camryn Bynum
S
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Edgerrin Cooper
LB
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Jonathon Cooper
LB
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Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
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Chris Jones
DT
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George Karlaftis
DE
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Quinn Meinerz
OG
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Puka Nacua
WR
Players traded away
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Buddy Johnson
LB
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Caelen Carson
CB
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Earnest Brown IV
DE
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Isaiah Land
LB
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Jack Sanborn
LB
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Kenneth Murray Jr.
LB
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Malik Davis
RB
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Payton Turner
DE
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Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys bet the future on Manning. The board says D-.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Tim Keenan III, taking him 59 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Arch Manning gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick13 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In the 13th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. More want than need.
Pick22 Rnd1 Arch Manning
In slot 22 they get a passer to set the clock by, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Whit Weeks
A wild overpay on Whit Weeks in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A straight-up fair deal on Sonny Styles at pick No. 44, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They went early on Harold Perkins Jr. in pick 82, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tim Keenan III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tim Keenan III well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick101 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in slot 101 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson in pick No. 140 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at Round 7, Pick 14 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.