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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Players traded away
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Deuce Vaughn
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureF
Larceny in No. 174 lands the Cowboys a B-, Eboigbe and all.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cowboys came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

However the rest shakes out, Eboigbe at that price is a win they earned. The cost of the Gray reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 24 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
They did well to land Troy Fautanu in slot 29, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat slid further than he should have, and the 56th pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at pick 74 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cedric Gray in the Round 3 slot, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They reached into another round for Isaac Guerendo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 216th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in No. 233 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A big swing on Joshua Cephus at the 244th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.