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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (SF)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (IND)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (TB)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BAL)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (SF)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (IND)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PHI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TB)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (GB)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (TB)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (MIA)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Steen
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C-
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Sanders: C-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cam Ward, slot 153, roughly 146 picks past where he belonged. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The Cowboys indulged a want in Burch while a need in tight end stayed open. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Hit on Shedeur Sanders and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
A tidy bit of business in No. 11, where Ashton Jeanty graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick20 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 20th pick they get their quarterback of the future at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to the 42nd pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick52 Rnd2 Princely Umanmielen
Princely Umanmielen in pick No. 52 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A want over a need in pick 87: Jordan Burch adds an edge rusher while tight end keeps waiting.
Pick88 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander in No. 88 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Kenneth Grant
They barely believed it either: Kenneth Grant still on the board at the 120th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in Round 4, Pick 20 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Cam Ward
Steal is underselling it; Cam Ward at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at slot 154 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach Round 5, Pick 17 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Restrepo in the 161st pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at the 162nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick No. 166 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in No. 169 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Somehow Jason Marshall Jr. was still sitting there in pick 171, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.