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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (IND)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
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Jonathon Brooks
RB
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Troy Fautanu
OT
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Justin Fields
QB
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Devin Harper
LB
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Isaiah Land
LB
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Ja'Lynn Polk
WR
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Jackson Powers-Johnson
C
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Darnell Washington
TE
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Payton Wilson
LB
Players traded away
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Amani Oruwariye
CB
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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C.J. Goodwin
CB
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Carl Davis Jr.
DT
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Cooper Rush
QB
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Dalvin Cook
RB
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Damien Wilson
LB
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Darius Harris
LB
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DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Durrell Johnson
DE
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Ezekiel Elliott
RB
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John Stephens Jr.
WR
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KJ Henry
DE
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Linval Joseph
DT
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Micah Parsons
LB
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Nick Vigil
LB
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Racey McMath
WR
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Royce Freeman
RB
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Sheldrick Redwine
S
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Snoop Conner
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
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Tyron Johnson
WR
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Tyrus Wheat
DE
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Viliami Fehoko Jr.
DE
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Will Grier
QB
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Zack Martin
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB+
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Thor Griffith, taking him 112 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

That Henderson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

The Cowboys indulged a want in Emmanwori while a need in cornerback and quarterback stayed open. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 3rd overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Fair-plus on Mason Graham, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick14 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 14 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They let Malaki Starks come to them and pounced at pick No. 34. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 7 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Nick Emmanwori in slot 45 leaves cornerback and quarterback for later.
Pick66 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dylan Sampson in slot 80, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Good price on Elic Ayomanor in Round 4, Pick 2, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in No. 108 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Harold Perkins Jr.
They will replay Harold Perkins Jr. at the 149th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 151st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick168 Rnd5 Lander Barton
They barely believed it either: Lander Barton still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
They did well to land Jake Slaughter in pick 170, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to Round 6, Pick 15, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at pick 209 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick218 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Taking Xavier Nwankpa in slot 218 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick221 Rnd7 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 221st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.