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Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Texas
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Adams
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA FutureB
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Green from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Taylen Green had no business being available in the 216th overall pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Cowboys indulged a want in Nwokobia while a need in cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots stayed open. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In slot 17 they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29 Rnd1 Christen Miller
In the 29th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 13. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at No. 49. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick113 Rnd4 Isaiah Nwokobia
A curious use of pick 113. Cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Isaiah Nwokobia did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd6 DeAndre Moore Jr.
A slide stopped in the 177th pick, with DeAndre Moore Jr. worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kyle Louis
They will replay Kyle Louis at pick No. 189 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taking Taylen Green in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.