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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Riley fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Quincy Riley fell into Round 7, Pick 31.

If Frazier pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mykel Williams. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No edge and no loss on Aireontae Ersery in Round 2, Pick 12; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A big swing on Dylan Fairchild at slot 76, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at the 150th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 170th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
They paid a round early for Simeon Barrow Jr. in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in pick 174 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Value said wait; Miles Frazier in pick No. 190 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III in slot 211 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
You do not let a cornerback like Quincy Riley reach the 249th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.