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Draft Selections
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Cowboys: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Malachi Lawrence at Round 4, Pick 12 is 25 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The final tally is a middling C+.

Spending an early pick on edge rusher with cornerback, linebacker and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Stockton falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 R Mason Thomas
In pick 12 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick20 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
They zigged when the board said zag, taking T.J. Parker at edge rusher with cornerback, linebacker and other spots open.
Pick112 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Malachi Lawrence in slot 112 leaves cornerback, linebacker and other spots for later.
Pick150 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
Nothing to complain about; J'Mari Taylor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at No. 177 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jordan White
A reach for Jordan White in the 215th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
A conviction pick on Roderick Kearney at No. 221 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Gunner Stockton
You do not let a quarterback like Gunner Stockton reach the 225th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.