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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for McCaffrey: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Luke McCaffrey, the No. 149 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 178. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Value with a capital V on Taliese Fuaga in the 24th pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick98 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
They did well to land Bucky Irving in No. 98, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern is a better player than the 174th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Somehow Luke McCaffrey was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 3, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
By-the-book stuff, JD Bertrand at slot 216 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at pick No. 244 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.