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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for KJ Jefferson, 87 picks ahead of schedule. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That Bassa pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 12 they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Johnson at slot 44 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 76th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in No. 149, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in pick No. 171 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim slid further than he should have, and the 174th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at Round 6, Pick 28 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick211 Rnd6 CJ West
No drama and no debate, CJ West went about where he belonged in the 211th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at slot 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick247 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
A big swing on KJ Jefferson at No. 247, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.