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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 100 spots for KJ Jefferson, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They banked enough surplus on Jones Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
They let Ashton Jeanty come to them and pounced at slot 12. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick44 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
No edge and no loss on Matthew Golden in pick No. 44; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Nice patience on Jay Higgins, who had no business lasting to the 150th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Somehow Emery Jones Jr. was still sitting there in pick 170, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick172 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in Round 5, Pick 33 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in the 174th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jake Briningstool well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick249 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson at the 249th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.