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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Cowboys let Higgins fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jay Higgins slides to Round 5, Pick 34, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Reaching for Henderson left real value on the table behind him. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 17 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A reach for Alfred Collins in slot 49; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at Round 3, Pick 12 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at pick 118 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kobe King
They robbed the room for Kobe King here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Addison West
Addison West in the 168th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
Circle this one: Jaylin Noel at the 170th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 171st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jonas Sanker
They jumped the gun on Jonas Sanker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick209 Rnd6 Xzavier Henderson
Xzavier Henderson at No. 209 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
Taking Terrance Ferguson in slot 247 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.