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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bear Alexander
DT USC
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (SF)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (SF)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SF)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Tyjae Spears
RB
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T'Vondre Sweat
DT
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Leroy Watson IV
OT
Players traded away
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Brock Mogensen
LB
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Mazi Smith
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

Nobody had Cooper Mays this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 56 spots to get him at pick No. 192.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They banked enough surplus on Zuhn III to cover a lot of smaller sins.

With linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 8 they get a workhorse for the backfield. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick13 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 7: Nic Scourton for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick44 Rnd2 Will Campbell
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 44th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jalon Walker adds an edge rusher and leaves linebacker untouched.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the 79th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
You do not let a safety like Malachi Moore reach pick No. 113 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick151 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
They will replay Tommi Hill at No. 151 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Somehow Trey Zuhn III was still sitting there in slot 169, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bear Alexander
Steal is underselling it; Bear Alexander at the 170th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick172 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
They paid sticker price for Gunnar Helm in Round 5, Pick 34, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at pick 188 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Cooper Mays
Cooper Mays at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Cashius Howell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cashius Howell at the 209th pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.