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DRAFT 24

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Kamal Hadden at No. 212 is 30 spots clear of where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Trice pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bralen Trice at pick 26 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Fair-plus on Brian Thomas Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They paid up for Braelon Allen at the 89th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Max Melton
Nothing to complain about; Max Melton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They took Jack Nelson at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kamal Hadden well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.