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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Restrepo should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Xavier Restrepo, Round 5, Pick 11, roughly 43 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will need McLeod to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
A slide stopped in pick No. 12, with Ashton Jeanty worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A straight-up fair deal on Benjamin Morrison at the 44th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
The board fumbled Jayden Higgins all the way to Round 3, Pick 12, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at slot 149 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Value said wait; Jalen McLeod in pick 171 says they were not listening. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Ty Robinson for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 204 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 211th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone in pick 239 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Taking Ja'Quinden Jackson in No. 247 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.