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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Oluwafemi Oladejo as overpay for him, 89 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Ewers pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at the 44th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oluwafemi Oladejo well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 170th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
Steal is underselling it; Quinn Ewers at slot 171 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
A cornerback of that caliber at the 174th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at slot 188 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick211 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 211 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247 Rnd7 Upton Stout
They barely believed it either: Upton Stout still on the board at Round 7, Pick 31. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.