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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Henry To'oTo'o
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureA
Burke should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Denzel Burke, the No. 114 name on the board, stolen at the Round 5 slot. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

Reaching for Smith left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Adding Henry To'oTo'o by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at the 25th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had cheaper options than Deone Walker at pick 76, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Anthony Belton in pick No. 149, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
Steal is underselling it; Denzel Burke at the 171st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
A clean, defensible pick in slot 174 with a little surplus value in DJ Giddens. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
They reached a country mile for Donovan Smith at Round 6, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Circle this one: Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 211 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Logan Parr
They left a pile of value on the table to take Logan Parr this early at the 239th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
No edge and no loss on Sam Brown Jr. in Round 7, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.