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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Milroe fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Jalen Milroe slide 54 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the 44th overall pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 12 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in pick No. 149 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in the 171st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Logan Brown
The board fumbled Logan Brown all the way to pick 174, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Taking Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 204 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick218 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Cobee Bryant at slot 218 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach the 239th pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
Circle this one: R.J. Mickens at slot 242 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 CJ West
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 247 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.