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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Danielle Hunter
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys let Altmyer fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Cowboys ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The Altmyer pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If Hasz pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 28th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
No drama and no debate, Kamari Ramsey went about where he belonged in the 38th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Fair-plus on Caden Curry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Blake Miller
By-the-book stuff, Blake Miller at pick No. 112 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in slot 150 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Bud Clark
They paid sticker price for Bud Clark in pick 177, and that is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick215 Rnd6 Luke Altmyer
They robbed the room for Luke Altmyer here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick221 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
They did well to land J. Michael Sturdivant in the 221st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Luke Hasz
Luke Hasz in Round 7, Pick 9 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.