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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ivan Pace Jr.
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureA
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The Cowboys spent real capital to be 128 picks early on Shaun Dolac, and the board is going to hold them to it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Adding Ivan Pace Jr. by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 24 they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Quinshon Judkins this early at the 44th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A straight-up fair deal on Andrew Mukuba at the 76th pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at pick No. 139 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wild overpay on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 149, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Brady Cook
They reached a country mile for Brady Cook at No. 174, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jason Marshall Jr. a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Nothing to complain about; Tyler Cooper went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick211 Rnd6 Shaun Dolac
This one needs a full-page explanation: Shaun Dolac in slot 211, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Isaac TeSlaa. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at the 247th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.