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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIA)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Amare Barno
EDGE
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Players traded away
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Leighton Vander Esch
LB
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Malik Davis
RB
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Michael Gallup
WR
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Rico Dowdle
RB
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Tony Pollard
RB
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Tyler Biadasz
C
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

There is reaching, and then there is Gabe Hall at pick 125. The Cowboys jumped the board by 93 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, Rice at that price is a win they earned.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
No drama and no debate, Tyler Guyton went about where he belonged in the 35th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They reached a country mile for Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 Gabe Hall
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Hall well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jaylen Wright in the 186th overall pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.