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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kamarro Edmonds Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kamarro Edmonds
RB East Carolina
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Rara Dillworth Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Rara Dillworth
LB-EDGE Baylor
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kamarro Edmonds Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamarro Edmonds
RB East Carolina
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (TB)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Bud Clark
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CHI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Braelon Allen
RB
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Keon Coleman
WR
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Kingsley Enagbare
LB
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Mike Evans
WR
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Justin Fields
QB
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Sauce Gardner
CB
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Cam Jones
LB
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Baker Mayfield
QB
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Jamien Sherwood
LB
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Quinnen Williams
DT
Players traded away
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Cooper Beebe
OG
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Jalen Moreno-Cropper
WR
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Mazi Smith
DT
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Miles Sanders
RB
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Payton Turner
DE
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Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureF
The Cowboys found their guy under center in Moore: F.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Kamarro Edmonds in the Round 4 slot. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Dante Moore, which is the only story that really matters here. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Iheanachor. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 6th pick they get a two-high chess piece at fair value.
Pick20 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In the 20th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 David Bailey
In No. 24 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick70 Rnd3 Taurean York
Taurean York at pick No. 70 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Somehow Deontae Lawson was still sitting there in slot 84, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick129 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick 129 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kamarro Edmonds
Value said wait; Kamarro Edmonds in pick 130 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
They reached a country mile for Eric McAlister at Round 5, Pick 15, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Shamar Easter
A real head-scratcher, Shamar Easter in pick No. 159 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick179 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 179 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at slot 193 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick215 Rnd6 Rara Dillworth
Rara Dillworth in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick221 Rnd7 Zach Rice
They reached into another round for Zach Rice, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes at the 225th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.