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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for Barryn Sorrell. He came off 101 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Leonard. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan at pick 12 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the 44th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 3, Pick 12 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick159 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Taking Riley Leonard in slot 159 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had cheaper options than Oronde Gadsden II at the 170th overall pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
A reach on Jay Higgins in pick No. 172; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
A tidy little value on Joshua Gray in Round 5, Pick 35, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Value with a capital V on Jaylen Reed in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick211 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
Value said wait; Barryn Sorrell in No. 211 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 215th overall pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Quinn Carroll
This one needs a full-page explanation: Quinn Carroll in the 249th pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.