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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SF)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Malik Davis
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureD-
The Cowboys let Barron fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jahdae Barron had no business being available in slot 150, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 12th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 24 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Somehow Ashton Jeanty was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to slot 76, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 94 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in pick 99, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaxson Dart
They will replay Jaxson Dart at Round 4, Pick 11 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in pick No. 118 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at the 138th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in pick 139 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Taking Jahdae Barron in No. 150 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
Steal is underselling it; Alfred Collins at the 154th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at slot 165 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in Round 5, Pick 31 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
Circle this one: Ashton Gillotte at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tez Johnson
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach the 181st pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at pick 190 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at pick No. 249 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.