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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Paris Shand Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Paris Shand
DE-EDGE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Logan Wilson
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Paris Shand went at the 209th overall pick, a good 94 picks before the board was ready. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Lawson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Logan Wilson gives the group a proven body among the projects.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 13th pick they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in pick No. 42 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at slot 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at Round 5, Pick 11 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jalen Catalon
Jalen Catalon at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They did well to land Connor Colby in No. 170, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 Quinn Carroll
A big swing on Quinn Carroll at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
You do not let a safety like Lathan Ransom reach pick No. 186 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick209 Rnd6 Paris Shand
They talked themselves into Paris Shand at No. 209, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.