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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Woody Marks
RB USC
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent the 247th overall pick on Xavier Truss, a name the board had a full 52 spots lower.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. Landing Knight Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 12th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They went early on TreVeyon Henderson in pick 44, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Nice patience on Demetrius Knight Jr., who had no business lasting to No. 76. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
A reach for CJ West in pick No. 174; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Rogers at slot 204 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Woody Marks at No. 211 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at pick 217 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
Value said wait; Ben Yurosek in Round 7, Pick 23 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A wild overpay on Xavier Truss in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.