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DRAFT 24

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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (JAX)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (SF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Jase McClellan as overpay for him, 44 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The Roberts value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Isaac pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, tight end and other spots.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In slot 29 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
No edge and no loss on Kris Jenkins in No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick89 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in pick No. 89 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Adisa Isaac while clear needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the 91st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 29 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Max Melton
Fair-plus on Max Melton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A reach on Jack Nelson in pick 165; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the 212th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
They robbed the room for Willie Roberts here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.