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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SEA)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Cowboys: C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent pick No. 187 on Barryn Sorrell, a name the board had a full 141 spots lower. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

If Kenneth Grant and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 18th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Value said wait; Jayden Higgins in pick 44 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at slot 76 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick82 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Andrew Mukuba at the Round 3 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at Round 5, Pick 11 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chase Lundt. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Connor Colby
The board had cheaper options than Connor Colby at pick No. 172, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
They reached into another round for Jaishawn Barham, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick187 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
A real head-scratcher, Barryn Sorrell in No. 187 is miles ahead of his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Nothing to complain about; Cobee Bryant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in slot 211 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick249 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.