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Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Iamaleava from sliding. Grade: A-.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Nico Iamaleava fell into the 109th overall pick. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end it comes back to Jeremiyah Love, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In slot 9 they get a three-down second-level presence. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dillon Thieneman at No. 41 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Nico Iamaleava
Somehow Nico Iamaleava was still sitting there in pick No. 109, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Evan Stewart
The board fumbled Evan Stewart all the way to the 148th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dane Key
Value with a capital V on Dane Key in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
A clean, defensible pick in the 214th pick with a little surplus value in Fernando Carmona. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.