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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jaylon Hutchings Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylon Hutchings
DL Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys spent real capital to be 109 picks early on Jaylon Hutchings, and the board is going to hold them to it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

That Guyton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 24 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in slot 56 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 87 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 38, where Marist Liufau graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Good price on Frank Gore Jr. in the 233rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaylon Hutchings
A wild overpay on Jaylon Hutchings in Round 7, Pick 24, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.