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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SF)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (SF)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Players Gained
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Mike Danna
EDGE
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Greg Mancz
C
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Dixon: B+.

Call it larceny. Johnny Dixon sat on the board until the 213th overall pick, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while quarterback and tight end went begging.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Reaching for Driskell left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in slot 32 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson slipping to pick 56 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Junior Colson at the Round 2 slot is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They let Blake Corum come to them and pounced at No. 94. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick129 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in pick No. 129 leaves quarterback and tight end for later.
Pick162 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 26 with a little surplus value in Mason McCormick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick213 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They will replay Johnny Dixon at the 213th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ethan Driskell well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.