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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Brooks. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Tahj Brooks got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at slot 249. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Stackhouse reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 12 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the 44th overall pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick 76 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the 150th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
No edge and no loss on Ty Robinson in No. 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 172 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They talked themselves into Nazir Stackhouse at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at Round 6, Pick 12 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick211 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Cooper at No. 211 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at Round 7, Pick 31 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.