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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jasheen Davis
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Jasheen Davis, 117 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Howard. Adding Grover Stewart by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty is a better player than the Round 1 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A premium they did not need to pay, Jayden Higgins a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
They did well to land Carson Schwesinger in the 76th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Will Howard
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 15, with Will Howard worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in slot 149 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt in pick No. 171 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They read the board right and Oronde Gadsden II was the payoff at the 204th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in Round 6, Pick 35 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jasheen Davis
They reached a country mile for Jasheen Davis at pick 239, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at No. 247 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.