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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Wedig
OT Wisconsin
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Players traded away
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Michael Gallup
WR
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Trey Lance
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Austin Reed, taking him 76 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Johnson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in the 56th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Khyree Jackson at slot 87, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 113 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Value said wait; Jordan Jefferson in the 124th overall pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in No. 128 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.
Pick161 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A slide stopped in the 161st overall pick, with Javion Cohen worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Cedric Johnson in pick 174, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick175 Rnd5 Rasheen Ali
They jumped the gun on Rasheen Ali, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
They reached into another round for Jordan Whittington, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A straight-up fair deal on Eric Gentry at slot 233, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
They paid up for Trey Wedig at No. 245 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Austin Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Austin Reed well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.