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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Jalen Travis a full 42 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Golden. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 12 they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 44 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They let Quinshon Judkins come to them and pounced at pick 76. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
They read the board right and Hollin Pierce was the payoff at slot 149. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
By-the-book stuff, Quincy Riley at the 174th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They took Jay Higgins at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
Thomas Fidone II slid further than he should have, and the 217th pick is lovely value for the tight end. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A premium they did not need to pay, Ty Hamilton a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Travis this early at Round 7, Pick 31. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.