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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
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
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Bowman Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Billy Bowman Jr., the Round 6 slot, roughly 90 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Sorrell lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They paid a round early for TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 76, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jay Higgins at the 150th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at slot 170 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick172 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Hollin Pierce in No. 172, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A tight end of that caliber at the 174th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at pick 190 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick211 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach No. 211 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick249 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barryn Sorrell well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.