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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Xavier Thomas, 66 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Cowboys indulged a want in Robinson while a need in linebacker and tight end stayed open.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Clark falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value.
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Chop Robinson while clear needs at linebacker and tight end sat open.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A premium they did not need to pay, Trey Benson a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick82 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in the 82nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid up for Zak Zinter at pick 87 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They went early on Leonard Taylor III in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A conviction pick on Jordan Travis at Round 4, Pick 24 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in pick 136. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick152 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III in pick No. 152 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 174 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 212 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick245 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They will replay De'Corian Clark at the 245th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.