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Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (GB)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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David Bakhtiari
OT
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Parris Campbell
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Devonshire should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. M.J. Devonshire had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 24, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Benson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The veteran additions, David Bakhtiari chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in Round 2, Pick 18, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 53, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Trey Benson
A wild overpay on Trey Benson in No. 56, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Somehow T.J. Tampa was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Maason Smith well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Johnny Wilson at slot 120, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd5 Christian Jones
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Jones reach pick 172 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the 174th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Cornelius Johnson in No. 216, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Andrew Raym
No edge and no loss on Andrew Raym in slot 233; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.