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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Taylor
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys turned the phones into found money: A-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Jasheen Davis in slot 234.

Getting Castro where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 14 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Nice patience on Omarion Hampton, who had no business lasting to the 44th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to pick 76, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick116 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the 150th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ajani Cornelius in No. 170, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Taking Sebastian Castro in the 172nd pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick174 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Steal is underselling it; Mello Dotson at the 174th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cody Simon
You do not let a linebacker like Cody Simon reach slot 190 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick191 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
Circle this one: Robert Spears-Jennings at pick No. 191 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jasheen Davis
They talked themselves into Jasheen Davis at No. 234, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick249 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
They reached a country mile for KJ Jefferson at Round 7, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.