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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (TEN)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (TEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TEN)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Van Ginkel
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

Some picks age like wine; Joey Slackman at slot 168 will need to, sitting 111 spots clear of his grade. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

Brooks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 1 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where T.J. Sanders graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at pick 76 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jack Bech
They took Jack Bech at par in the 97th pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Willie Lampkin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Willie Lampkin in No. 102, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in pick 119 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
They liked Howard Cross III enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 1. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Nice patience on Cody Simon, who had no business lasting to the 140th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at slot 163 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in No. 166, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Joey Slackman
They reached a country mile for Joey Slackman at the 168th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
They barely believed it either: Michael Taaffe still on the board at pick No. 170. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick171 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
The board fumbled Carson Schwesinger all the way to the 171st overall pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd6 Eli Stowers
A slide stopped in No. 177, with Eli Stowers worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 187, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shaun Dolac this early at slot 240. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Taking Jack Kiser in Round 7, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.