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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ATL)
Kayin Lee
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NYG)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Monroe Mills
OT Louisville
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (ATL)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
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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Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
Head Shot
Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Manning: F.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cowboys, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

Arch Manning gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Lee left real value on the table behind him.

The Lee pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with linebacker still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Arch Manning
They took Arch Manning at par in slot 1, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cayden Lee
A wild overpay on Cayden Lee in pick 126, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
Fair-plus on Isaac Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tristan Leigh well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Kayin Lee
You do not let a cornerback like Kayin Lee reach No. 226 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.