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  • david DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (IND)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (IND)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (IND)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Head Shot
Christian Kirk
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cowboys turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Vincent Anthony Jr., 74 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Getting Taaffe where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will answer for taking edge rusher early while wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots went begging.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In No. 26 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They did well to land CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Whit Weeks
They left a pile of value on the table to take Whit Weeks this early at the 43rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Michael Taaffe at the 92nd overall pick is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
This one needs a full-page explanation: Derrick Moore in pick 107, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick111 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
A surprising call. With wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent slot 111 on Vincent Anthony Jr., an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick150 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They took Jermaine Mathews Jr. at par in the 177th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Nwankpa. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kayin Lee
No drama and no debate, Kayin Lee went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 10. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
By-the-book stuff, Elliot Washington II at pick 238 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.