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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but CJ West at the 174th pick is 38 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The Reed pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 12 they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Fair-plus on Jihaad Campbell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They let Deone Walker come to them and pounced at the 76th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick150 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Emery Jones Jr. reach pick No. 150 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
They barely believed it either: Tommi Hill still on the board at pick 170. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They talked themselves into Nazir Stackhouse at Round 5, Pick 33, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
A big swing on CJ West at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190 Rnd6 Karene Reid
They paid sticker price for Karene Reid in Round 6, Pick 12, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 211 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick249 Rnd7 John Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and John Williams at slot 249 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.