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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (DAL)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DEN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (SEA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DET)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 172: the Cowboys steal Cornelius and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. Ajani Cornelius sat on the board until the 172nd overall pick, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice.

The cost of the Sanders reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Taking Xavier Watts in the 76th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Somehow Ajani Cornelius was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 33, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King in pick 173 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at the 174th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They let Joshua Gray come to them and pounced at slot 190. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A quiet steal in No. 193: Jaylen Reed for less than the market said. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick227 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
They did well to land Mac McWilliams in Round 7, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at No. 236 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A big swing on Shilo Sanders at pick No. 249, well ahead of any board in the building. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.