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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (TB)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (IND)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (IND)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Myles Garrett
DE
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Dalvin Cook
RB
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

Nobody had Barryn Sorrell this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 178 spots to get him at the Round 5 slot. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Barton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They paid sticker price for Abdul Carter in the 2nd pick, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 12 they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach pick No. 33 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at pick 44 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden is a better player than the 53rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the quarterback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
They will replay Aireontae Ersery at the 76th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A straight-up fair deal on Denzel Burke at Round 3, Pick 20, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Willie Lampkin
Willie Lampkin in pick No. 116 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at No. 150 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
No drama and no debate, Dorian Strong went about where he belonged in the 170th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Taking Lander Barton in pick 172 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They did well to land Cobee Bryant in slot 190, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.