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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and Skattebo: B.

Call it larceny. Cam Skattebo sat on the board until the Round 5 slot, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Reaching for Sheppard left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 13th overall pick they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They liked Tyleik Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson is a better player than Round 3, Pick 14 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at pick 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 168th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at pick No. 170. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in No. 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in slot 189 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Anthony Belton
A big swing on Anthony Belton at slot 209, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.