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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Bryan Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryan Hudson
C Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Bryan Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Bryan Hudson
C Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Players Gained
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Hjalte Froholdt
OG
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Owen Pappoe
LB
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Germaine Pratt
LB
Players traded away
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Bryan Hudson at No. 243, a reach of 141 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Landing Allen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in pick 35 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in pick No. 56, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at slot 57 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in the 66th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in Round 3, Pick 7 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 80th overall pick on Maason Smith with quarterback unsolved.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley slid further than he should have, and the 87th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
They reached into another round for Darius Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick90 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A wild overpay on Leonard Taylor III in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 125 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at slot 173 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 AJ Barner
No drama and no debate, AJ Barner went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 13. The roster fit checks out.
Pick213 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
They left a pile of value on the table to take Marcus Harris this early at the 213th pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nathaniel Watson well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A reach on Dwight McGlothern in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Bryan Hudson
Bryan Hudson in the 243rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.