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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (CIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (SEA)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jalen Tolbert
WR
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Smith from sliding. Grade: A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Brashard Smith, the No. 108 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 184th overall pick. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Reaching for Mertz left real value on the table behind him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at No. 44 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in the 47th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the 148th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick155 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A swing that ignored the value entirely, JJ Pegues well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick168 Rnd5 Chandler Rivers
A premium they did not need to pay, Chandler Rivers a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 Harold Perkins Jr.
They will replay Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 170 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick184 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Somehow Brashard Smith was still sitting there in pick 184, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in the 189th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
The board fumbled Elijah Arroyo all the way to No. 209, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz in slot 248 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.