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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 122 spots for Jasheen Davis, and value like that does not grow back. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That Mondon Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at the 44th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A reasonable price with a little left over, Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 76. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Steal is underselling it; Luke Kandra at pick No. 148 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 5, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to pick 170, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick173 Rnd5 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in slot 173, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jasheen Davis
They reached a country mile for Jasheen Davis at pick 186, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick209 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
You do not let a tight end like Elijah Arroyo reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at pick No. 248 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.