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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
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
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Davin Vann, 63 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

They banked enough surplus on Loveland to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 12 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at slot 76 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A big swing on Kyle Williams at the 149th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A conviction pick on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 36 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at pick No. 204 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Davin Vann
Davin Vann at the 211th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board had Luke Lachey higher than pick 217, and the tight end fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick No. 247 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.