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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Wells Jr.: A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Antwane Wells Jr., the No. 191 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 249.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 14th pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaleb Johnson in No. 44. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Value with a capital V on Deone Walker in pick No. 76, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 150 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at the 170th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at pick 174 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
You do not let a tight end like Oronde Gadsden II reach Round 6, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the 211th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in Round 7, Pick 31 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.