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Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Players traded away
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 55 spots for Roman Hemby, and value like that does not grow back.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

On value alone, Banks makes the weekend a net positive.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
No edge and no loss on Sonny Styles in Round 2, Pick 1; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at the 44th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 112 with a little surplus value in Zachariah Branch. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at No. 150 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Xavier Nwankpa graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick215 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
They left a pile of value on the table to take Roman Hemby this early at slot 215. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kamran James
Kamran James in the 221st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick225 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at No. 225 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.