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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Akheem Mesidor at No. 209, roughly 127 spots before his name belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Getting Mondon Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at the 44th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 76th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Savion Williams
They will replay Savion Williams at pick 148 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
The board fumbled Hayden Conner all the way to slot 168, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 33 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the 173rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick186 Rnd6 Quinn Carroll
They talked themselves into Quinn Carroll at the 186th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Akheem Mesidor well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick248 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
Value said wait; KJ Jefferson in No. 248 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.