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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Turner Corcoran Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Turner Corcoran
OT Nebraska
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Cowboys spent pick 87 on Maason Smith while quarterback, tight end and other spots sat unaddressed. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The cost of the Brooks reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
They went early on Adonai Mitchell in the Round 1 slot, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jonathon Brooks. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 24. Quarterback, tight end and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nehemiah Pritchett. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in slot 174 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Turner Corcoran
A reasonable price with a little left over, Turner Corcoran in pick No. 212. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A clean, defensible pick in pick 245 with a little surplus value in Eric Gentry. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.