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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Mingo
WR
Head Shot
Jourdan Lewis
CB
Head Shot
Trey Lance
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueA NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
Shough should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a C.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tyler Shough had no business being available in the 234th overall pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The final tally is a middling C.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

The Cowboys clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ashton Jeanty in the 14th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kelvin Banks Jr.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Kelvin Banks Jr. reach pick No. 37 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Will Johnson
Will Johnson at Round 2, Pick 13 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Nice patience on Deone Walker, who had no business lasting to slot 76. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jared Ivey
Circle this one: Jared Ivey at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick116 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in No. 116 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Somehow Hollin Pierce was still sitting there in pick 171, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 172 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
The board fumbled Kalel Mullings all the way to pick 174, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Vernon Broughton in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Tyler Shough
They will replay Tyler Shough at the 234th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick249 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They barely believed it either: KeAndre Lambert-Smith still on the board at Round 7, Pick 31. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.