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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Kamran James at slot 221 regardless, 40 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Mesidor pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman still on the board.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 12th overall pick they get juice off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick26 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In pick 26 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Nice patience on CJ Allen, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Of all the spots to shop, they chose edge rusher. Akheem Mesidor in slot 60 leaves interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick77 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
They paid up for Emmett Johnson at pick No. 77 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at Round 4, Pick 12 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
They went early on Jakobe Thomas in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at Round 5, Pick 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton at slot 177 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jack Velling
They liked Jack Velling enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 215. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kamran James
Kamran James at pick No. 221 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ahmaad Moses
Ahmaad Moses in pick 225 is fair value, right on his grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.