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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a D- weekend for the Cowboys.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Ryan Watts at pick No. 180 is 81 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Put together, it is a D-.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They banked enough surplus on Wiley to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 24 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 25 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at No. 56 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Value said wait; Khyree Jackson in the 68th pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They talked themselves into Braelon Allen at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in Round 5, Pick 26, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at No. 174 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ryan Watts
A wild overpay on Ryan Watts in the 180th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A tidy bit of business in pick 216, where Jared Wiley graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick233 Rnd7 Bub Means
The board had cheaper options than Bub Means at slot 233, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at pick No. 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.