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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (DAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BUF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
The jury is out on the Cowboys. For now, C+.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Xavier Thomas, 66 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Walley at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

So much rides on Amarius Mims that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 61 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at slot 87 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in No. 99, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick 136 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
They took Moose Muhammad III at par in Round 5, Pick 16, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at the 176th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 212 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick245 Rnd7 Justin Walley
They barely believed it either: Justin Walley still on the board at the 245th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.