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DRAFT 24

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (JAX)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Jackson: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Khyree Jackson, the No. 130 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 174.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. It is not that Jenkins is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at the 29th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A want over a need in No. 58: Kris Jenkins adds an edge rusher while linebacker, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick89 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A surprising call. With linebacker, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 3 slot on Adisa Isaac, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick90 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in Round 3, Pick 27 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at the 91st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A conviction pick on Matt Goncalves at pick 92 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They did well to land Donovan Jackson in pick No. 126, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
You do not let a cornerback like Khyree Jackson reach slot 174 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
By-the-book stuff, De'Corian Clark at No. 212 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 27 with a little surplus value in Kamal Hadden. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.