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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (TEN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Treylon Burks
WR
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Tyjae Spears
RB
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T'Vondre Sweat
DT
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Leroy Watson IV
OT
Players traded away
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Brock Mogensen
LB
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Mazi Smith
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Cowboys bet the future on Ward. The board says D.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Tosh Baker in pick No. 172, a good 46 spots before the room expected him.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. Getting Booker where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a lead back with juice. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 13 they get a long-term answer under center, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan at the 44th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Fannin Jr. at pick No. 77 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 103 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick 113 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at slot 118, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
They robbed the room for Le'Veon Moss here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the 170th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tosh Baker
Value said wait; Tosh Baker in the 172nd pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at pick 188 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at No. 209 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.