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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jayden Higgins at No. 25 regardless, 33 picks early. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Nash falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jayden Higgins
They reached a country mile for Jayden Higgins at Round 1, Pick 25, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Kaleb Johnson at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick58 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos is a better player than the 58th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 89th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick149 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne at pick No. 149 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at pick 171 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in Round 5, Pick 36 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.