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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Barryn Sorrell at pick 190, roughly 125 spots before his name belonged.

The Shough value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 12th pick they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Johnson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A straight-up fair deal on Carson Schwesinger at pick 76, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Pat Bryant for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
They let Tommi Hill come to them and pounced at No. 170. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Value with a capital V on Dorian Strong in pick No. 172, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at No. 174 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
They reached into another round for Barryn Sorrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick211 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
They paid sticker price for Carson Vinson in the 211th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in Round 7, Pick 31 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.