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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Bowman Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Billy Bowman Jr. fell into pick No. 211.

The West pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A straight-up fair deal on Matthew Golden at the 44th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick 76 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at No. 150 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Belton at the 170th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Addison West
Value said wait; Addison West in pick No. 172 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in slot 190 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
Circle this one: Billy Bowman Jr. at the 211th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool in slot 249 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.