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DRAFT 24

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (GB)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Austin Stogner, 95 picks ahead of schedule. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Getting Gould where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In No. 27 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 36th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Austin Booker
The board fumbled Austin Booker all the way to the 87th pick, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brandon Coleman
A reach for Brandon Coleman in Round 3, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick100 Rnd3 Trevin Wallace
A wild overpay on Trevin Wallace in pick No. 100, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
A reach on Fabien Lovett in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Blake Watson
Nice patience on Blake Watson, who had no business lasting to the 216th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at slot 233 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Austin Stogner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Austin Stogner this early at pick 244. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.