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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Steele Chambers in pick No. 213. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Landing Allen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 24 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A tidy little value on Graham Barton in the 56th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in pick 87 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid a round early for Cedric Gray in the 125th pick, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braelon Allen at the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
A wild overpay on Steele Chambers in pick No. 213, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Mark Perry at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.