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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (TB)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesD- FutureB-
Brooks should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B-.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Tahj Brooks fell into No. 204. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 19 they get a true top target, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Omarion Hampton at No. 44 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the 76th overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 20 with a little surplus value in Barrett Carter. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at the 105th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
They will replay Gunnar Helm at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in pick No. 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in slot 174 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Taking Tahj Brooks in pick No. 204 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 211 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
The board fumbled KeAndre Lambert-Smith all the way to Round 7, Pick 23, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Somehow Akili Arnold was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.