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Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent Round 4, Pick 11 on Derrick Moore, a name the board had a full 49 spots lower. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Cowboys indulged a want in Moore while a need in wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots stayed open.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In the 11th pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value.
Pick21 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, CJ Allen in the 43rd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Derrick Moore adds an edge rusher and leaves wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tao Johnson
You do not let a safety like Tao Johnson reach Round 5, Pick 11 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick177 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Good price on Davison Igbinosun in No. 177, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at pick 182 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Princewill Umanmielen
A conviction pick on Princewill Umanmielen at the 228th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Somehow Xavier Nwankpa was still sitting there in slot 238, and they pounced on premier safety value. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.