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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for Davin Vann. He came off 60 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

They banked enough surplus on Longerbeam to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 12 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
The board had cheaper options than TreVeyon Henderson at slot 44, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Somehow Jayden Higgins was still sitting there in the 76th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cody Simon
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to Round 5, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
By-the-book stuff, Chase Lundt at pick 171 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
No drama and no debate, Willie Lampkin went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
A premium they did not need to pay, Howard Cross III a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Davin Vann
Davin Vann in pick 211 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
You do not let a safety like Jordan Hancock reach the 239th overall pick and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in No. 247 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.