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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Micah McFadden
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and McCord: A-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kyle McCord tumbling to the Cowboys in the 211th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The Sanders pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

The Micah McFadden pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at pick No. 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
The board had Omarion Hampton higher than No. 44, and the running back fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
They read the board right and Aireontae Ersery was the payoff at pick 65. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the 76th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
A safety of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
They robbed the room for Tahj Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in Round 5, Pick 36 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the 204th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kyle McCord
Taking Kyle McCord in Round 6, Pick 35 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They barely believed it either: Jack Kiser still on the board at the Round 7 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at pick 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.