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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Jam Miller Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jam Miller
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (BUF)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Jam Miller, taking him 60 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. On value alone, Wheatley makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 12 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 20th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Taking Zakee Wheatley in pick 112 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A reach on Tanner Koziol in Round 5, Pick 12; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd5 Zavion Thomas
A big swing on Zavion Thomas at the 180th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jam Miller
A real head-scratcher, Jam Miller in pick 218 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.