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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Alexander should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Darius Alexander had no business being available in the 211th overall pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Sorrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
The board had Abdul Carter higher than pick 12, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slid further than he should have, and slot 76 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kobe King
Somehow Kobe King was still sitting there in the 149th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tommi Hill in No. 171. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Taking Jackson Slater in Round 5, Pick 36 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
They barely believed it either: Chase Lundt still on the board at the 204th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at pick No. 211 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
The board had cheaper options than Ben Yurosek at Round 7, Pick 31, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.