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  • smoger45 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (IND)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Players Gained
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Chase Brown
RB
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Justin Jefferson
WR
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Christian Mahogany
OG
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Danny Pinter
OG
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Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cowboys let Howard fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Will Howard, the No. 108 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 5 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. Very little went wrong, and the A is earned.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Gregory reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
They read the board right and Luther Burden III was the payoff at slot 24. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy bit of business in pick 80, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Nice patience on Andrew Mukuba, who had no business lasting to the 81st overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Taking Ozzy Trapilo in pick No. 133 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan James
Steal is underselling it; Jordan James at Round 5, Pick 31 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Will Howard
Circle this one: Will Howard at the 172nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 174 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby in No. 190 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 Cody Simon
They barely believed it either: Cody Simon still on the board at the 191st pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick211 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
The board fumbled JJ Pegues all the way to pick No. 211, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 Eric Gregory
A big swing on Eric Gregory at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.