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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (ATL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Neuzil
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Watts fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Xavier Watts, the No. 46 name on the board, in pick 150. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The Sorrell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter at No. 12 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick46 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 46 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Sampson at the 76th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A quiet steal in the 117th pick: Smael Mondon Jr. for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to pick No. 150, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick172 Rnd5 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick 172 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at Round 5, Pick 35 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick176 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Malachi Moore
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malachi Moore in slot 190, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
You do not let a cornerback like Jacob Parrish reach No. 211 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
They talked themselves into Barryn Sorrell at the 244th pick, and the board did not agree. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick245 Rnd7 Quinn Carroll
A real head-scratcher, Quinn Carroll in the 245th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 249, where Seth McLaughlin graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.