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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (JAX)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DET)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cowboys came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Cowing. The Neal reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
They took Edgerrin Cooper at par in No. 30, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in slot 58. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
They went early on Adisa Isaac in the 84th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick89 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A clean, defensible pick in the 89th pick with a little surplus value in Rod Moore. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A premium they did not need to pay, Braelon Allen a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick91 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They liked Devontez Walker enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 28. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in pick No. 92 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Good price on Junior Colson in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Devin Neal
They reached a country mile for Devin Neal at the 130th pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A reach for Jack Nelson in Round 5, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in slot 206 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They talked themselves into Bryce Foster at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tim Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tim Smith in pick No. 247, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.