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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Kimani Vidal a full 37 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Pritchett. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Fautanu at No. 24, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They did well to land Edgerrin Cooper in slot 56, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A slide stopped in the 87th pick, with Austin Booker worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
Somehow Nehemiah Pritchett was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 38, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
They talked themselves into Kimani Vidal at the 216th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in pick 233 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.