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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nohl Williams
CB California
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B-.

The Jasheen Davis selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 108 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Williams. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerpiece for the ground game, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 44 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the 76th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Nohl Williams
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Nohl Williams in Round 5, Pick 11, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A reach for JJ Pegues in pick No. 171; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
By-the-book stuff, Jack Kiser at pick 174 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Value with a capital V on Tyler Cooper in slot 204, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 John Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for John Williams. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tonka Hemingway in the 239th overall pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jasheen Davis
They reached a country mile for Jasheen Davis at pick No. 247, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.