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lanorris sellers replaces dak

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Draft Selections
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Draft Picks Received
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIN)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Javon Hargrave
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Sellers headlines a B+ weekend for the Cowboys.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. LaNorris Sellers is the Cowboys' quarterback, full stop. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

On value alone, Stewart makes the weekend a net positive. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Taaffe pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end and interior defensive lineman.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 LaNorris Sellers
A clean, defensible pick in Round 1, Pick 17 with a little surplus value in LaNorris Sellers. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick27 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick 45 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Blake Miller
They did well to land Blake Miller in the 49th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
A want over a need in No. 113: Michael Taaffe adds a safety while tight end and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick152 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
Justice Haynes in the 152nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
Circle this one: Evan Stewart at pick No. 177 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tree Babalade at slot 195 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Smith Snowden
They jumped the gun on Smith Snowden, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.