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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Players traded away
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Carl Davis Jr.
DT
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Carl Lawson
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureC
Larceny in slot 168 lands the Cowboys a C+, Stutsman and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Danny Stutsman had no business being available in the 168th pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The Ritzie reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in slot 44 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at No. 76 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 148th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at pick No. 168 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jahvaree Ritzie
A wild overpay on Jahvaree Ritzie in the 186th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick209 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick 209 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in the 248th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Tim Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tim Smith in No. 253, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.