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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DEN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with CJ West at pick 172, a reach of 45 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Landing Wease Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 12 they get a difference-maker at receiver, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 2, Pick 19 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They will replay TreVeyon Henderson at No. 76 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Taking Xavier Restrepo in pick 85 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Circle this one: Kurtis Rourke at the 170th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West in slot 172 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick174 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in pick 174 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey at the 190th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick211 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick No. 211 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in Round 7, Pick 31 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.