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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DAL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (LAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandin Cooks
WR
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Tyron Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
Conviction outran the board for the Cowboys, and it cost them: F.

The Drake Nugent pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 83 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick22 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 22nd overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 24th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper is a better player than slot 52 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick55 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at pick 55 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick56 Rnd2 Gabriel Murphy
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gabriel Murphy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in Round 3, Pick 11 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A conviction pick on Christian Mahogany at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick98 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Leonard Taylor III. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at slot 120 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at the 157th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They jumped the gun on Jordan Jefferson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at pick 216 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick233 Rnd7 KT Leveston
They paid sticker price for KT Leveston in pick No. 233, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Solomon Byrd well ahead of where he belonged. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.