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Draft Selections
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CIN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
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Kwamie Lassiter II
WR
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Alec Pierce
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Judkins: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Quinshon Judkins had no business being available in the 106th pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick No. 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A tidy little value on Jihaad Campbell in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They paid sticker price for Isaiah Bond in Round 3, Pick 12, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jackson went about where he belonged in the 81st pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
You do not let a running back like Quinshon Judkins reach slot 106 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.