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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The war room fell hard for Dominic Lovett, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 33: 101 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That Arroyo pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 12 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in the 45th pick, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A reach for Tez Johnson in Round 3, Pick 12; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at No. 116 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in the 150th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
No drama and no debate, Tyler Cooper went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 35. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
This one needs a full-page explanation: CJ West in No. 174, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Taking Jay Higgins in pick 190 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith at slot 211 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
Dominic Lovett at pick No. 249 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.