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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Richard Jibunor as overpay for him, 80 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Coker makes the weekend a net positive. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 24th pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 56. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Audric Estime
They reached into another round for Audric Estime, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Taking Isaiah Davis in pick No. 174 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick216 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A big swing on Michael Barrett at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 233 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Richard Jibunor this early at Round 7, Pick 24. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.