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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 172 lands the Cowboys a B, Alexander and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Darius Alexander slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at the 172nd overall pick. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The cost of the Barrow Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the 57th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
You do not let an offensive lineman like Marcus Mbow reach pick No. 74 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at slot 76, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at Round 5, Pick 11 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They will replay Jay Higgins at the 170th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Steal is underselling it; Darius Alexander at No. 172 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at pick 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Karene Reid
No drama and no debate, Karene Reid went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
A running back of that caliber at the 211th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at pick No. 249 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.