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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Players traded away
Head Shot
Luke Schoonmaker
TE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Cowboys: C+.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Chad Lindberg, taking him 48 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

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

If Chop Robinson and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
No drama and no debate, Chop Robinson went about where he belonged in pick No. 35. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at pick 56, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A conviction pick on Zak Zinter at the 87th pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A real head-scratcher, Tommy Eichenberg in the 104th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 33 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at Round 5, Pick 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Chad Lindberg
This one needs a full-page explanation: Chad Lindberg in the 212th pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They liked Dwight McGlothern enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 245. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.