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Draft Selections
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Picks Received
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Jamaree Caldwell a full 121 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The Mukuba value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 DJ Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Earnest Greene III
They talked themselves into Earnest Greene III at slot 44, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to pick 77, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick113 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
A linebacker of that caliber at the 113th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at pick No. 151 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at pick 169 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Taylen Green
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taylen Green in Round 5, Pick 32, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick172 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick188 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in the 188th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
They barely believed it either: Gunnar Helm still on the board at slot 209. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.