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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Milum from sliding. Grade: D.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Wyatt Milum, the No. 35 name on the board, in pick No. 249. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. More want than need.
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th pick they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in pick No. 44, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach No. 73 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 76 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Will Howard
By-the-book stuff, Will Howard at pick 107 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at Round 5, Pick 11 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 170th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick No. 172 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Walter Nolen
Taking Walter Nolen in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190 Rnd6 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in Round 6, Pick 12 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in No. 211 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Milum still on the board at the 249th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.