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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CIN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (TB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
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: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Damone Clark
LB
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Malik Hooker
S
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Sam Williams
DE
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Snoop Conner
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureD-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Milum: C.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Wyatt Milum got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at the Round 7 slot. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The cost of the Thornton Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

So much rides on Travis Hunter that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 20 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 21 they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Taking Nick Emmanwori in the 48th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick76 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at Round 3, Pick 17. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick83 Rnd3 Armand Membou
Armand Membou at No. 83 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A running back of that caliber at the 84th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A slide stopped in pick 85, with Jack Bech worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at the 98th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Savion Williams
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Savion Williams. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Skattebo at slot 118. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in pick No. 120 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 138th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 139 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
They robbed the room for Ashton Gillotte here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid a round early for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 170th overall pick, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in pick No. 172 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in pick 174, and they pounced on premier tight end value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the 190th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Shemar Turner
Circle this one: Shemar Turner at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick211 Rnd6 Darien Porter
They will replay Darien Porter at No. 211 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
You do not let an offensive lineman like Wyatt Milum reach slot 249 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.