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Draft Selections
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Toia
DL UCLA
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Received
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
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Jake Hansen
LB
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Jarran Reed
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueF NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Jay Toia, 154 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

That James pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kaleb Johnson
They talked themselves into Kaleb Johnson at the Round 1 slot, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 9, with Dylan Fairchild worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb at the 87th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123 Rnd4 Samuel Brown
Value said wait; Samuel Brown in pick 123 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jordan James
They robbed the room for Jordan James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A big swing on Jimmy Horn Jr. at No. 169, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 170 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jay Toia
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jay Toia in the 171st pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm in the 186th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Savion Williams
A wild overpay on Savion Williams in Round 6, Pick 34, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.