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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Milroe: B.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jalen Milroe, the No. 101 name on the board, in the 150th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Reaching for Jones left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 24th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A tidy bit of business in pick 44, where Omarion Hampton graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Value with a capital V on Demetrius Knight Jr. in No. 76, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at slot 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick114 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Quinshon Judkins in Round 4, Pick 13, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in pick No. 150 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick161 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in the 161st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 170 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick172 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Circle this one: Mello Dotson at pick 172 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
They read the board right and Howard Cross III was the payoff at No. 174. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at the 190th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at slot 211 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
They paid sticker price for Jackson Hawes in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.