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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Paul Jr.. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Chris Paul Jr. slides to the 186th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.

If Carroll pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 12 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
They barely believed it either: Luther Burden III still on the board at slot 44. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in No. 76 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at the 148th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
This one needs a full-page explanation: JJ Pegues in pick 168, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Somehow Jared Wilson was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 33, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Quinn Carroll
They reached into another round for Quinn Carroll, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at Round 6, Pick 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick248 Rnd7 Justin Walley
A big swing on Justin Walley at pick 248, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.