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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CLE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB+
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kalil Alexander at No. 221, a reach of 44 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Cooper Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. It is not that Haulcy is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in the 18th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick27 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 58 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick82 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, A.J. Haulcy adds a safety and leaves running back and tight end untouched.
Pick112 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Circle this one: Omar Cooper Jr. at pick No. 112 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho at pick 150 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick161 Rnd5 David Oke
David Oke at Round 5, Pick 23 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
They liked Trinidad Chambliss enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 177. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Somehow Kage Casey was still sitting there in the 181st pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
A big swing on Kalil Alexander at pick No. 221, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.