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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DAL)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Tanner Mordecai Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tanner Mordecai
QB Wisconsin
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Tanner Mordecai Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tanner Mordecai
QB Wisconsin
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Dennis Daley
OG
Players traded away
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Cooper Rush
QB
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Deuce Vaughn
RB
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Leighton Vander Esch
LB
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Terence Steele
OT
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Tony Pollard
RB
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Tyler Biadasz
C
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Tyron Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Cowboys this weekend: D.

Some picks age like wine; Tanner Mordecai at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 65 spots clear of his grade. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Watson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 26th overall pick they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They liked J.J. McCarthy enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 4. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in No. 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A reach for Brenden Rice in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They paid sticker price for Jonathon Brooks in pick No. 56, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid a round early for Cooper Beebe in slot 66, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They did well to land Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 67th pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick70 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at the 70th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 71 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick100 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick 100 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at Round 4, Pick 33 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 Josh Proctor
They went early on Josh Proctor in No. 174, and the value did not follow. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Nothing to complain about; Jase McClellan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson in Round 6, Pick 40 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevor Keegan. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick226 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A tidy little value on Taulia Tagovailoa in pick 226, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tanner Mordecai
Value said wait; Tanner Mordecai in No. 227 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nice patience on Nathaniel Watson, who had no business lasting to the 245th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick252 Rnd7 Mason Fairchild
Mason Fairchild at pick No. 252 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.