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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (DAL)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Picks Received
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (SEA)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (SEA)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (SEA)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CIN)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Pierce from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Hollin Pierce had no business being available in slot 172, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Reaching for Armstrong left real value on the table behind him. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th pick they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tre Harris
They took Tre Harris at par in the 44th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A quiet steal in No. 82: Maxwell Hairston for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd4 Kobe King
Kobe King in pick No. 137 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
No edge and no loss on Willie Lampkin in pick 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick172 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Taking Hollin Pierce in slot 172 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
The board had DJ Giddens higher than Round 5, Pick 34, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Circle this one: Kurtis Rourke at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They barely believed it either: JJ Pegues still on the board at pick 211. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout in the 212th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick236 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Andrew Armstrong. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Value with a capital V on Brant Kuithe in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.