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  • rui DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DAL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cody Barton
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Bryson Eason, taking him 56 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In slot 20 they get a lead back with juice, reach and all.
Pick44 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They paid up for Isaiah Bond at Round 2, Pick 12 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A clean, defensible pick in pick 51 with a little surplus value in Aireontae Ersery. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They left a pile of value on the table to take Quinn Ewers this early at the 76th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the 85th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in No. 150 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls at the 170th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the specialist. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill in Round 5, Pick 33 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Nice patience on Damien Martinez, who had no business lasting to slot 174. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
The board fumbled Dorian Strong all the way to pick No. 190, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Somehow Simeon Barrow Jr. was still sitting there in No. 199, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaylen Reed in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bryson Eason
Value said wait; Bryson Eason in pick 249 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.