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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 173rd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Ainias Smith, the No. 130 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a bendy edge with upside, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick56 Rnd2 JC Latham
They will replay JC Latham at pick 56 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in the 87th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They robbed the room for Ainias Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Steal is underselling it; Johnny Dixon at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Austin Reed
Austin Reed at No. 231 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 242nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.