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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 173 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Every board in the league had Sorrell lower, and that gap is the story. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 12th pick they get an island corner, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They let Emeka Egbuka come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 12. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in pick No. 76, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at No. 148 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Barryn Sorrell this early at the 168th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaeden Roberts in slot 170. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They robbed the room for Demetrius Knight Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
They paid a round early for Ty Hamilton in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at the 209th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick248 Rnd7 Gentry Williams
A wild overpay on Gentry Williams in pick 248, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.