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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Que Robinson at the 117th overall pick is 120 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Landing Skattebo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a load in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Bond at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 49 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach pick No. 76 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Que Robinson
Que Robinson in the 117th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick148 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Taking Barrett Carter in No. 148 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Robert Spears-Jennings
Steal is underselling it; Robert Spears-Jennings at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
No edge and no loss on Tyler Cooper in pick 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 173 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
They paid sticker price for Nazir Stackhouse in Round 6, Pick 11, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at the 191st overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick209 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 209th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
A big swing on KJ Jefferson at pick No. 248, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.