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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in David Walker, taking him 88 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Landing Majors that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Good price on Mason Graham in slot 12, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick148 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick No. 148 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They went early on JJ Pegues in the 168th pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 170 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 5, Pick 34 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Steal is underselling it; Bhayshul Tuten at pick 187 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Nick Nash
They talked themselves into Nick Nash at slot 209, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.