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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Dixon fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Johnny Dixon slide 42 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They are betting Limmer proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 24 they get a blindside protector, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 56th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Beaux Limmer
They left a pile of value on the table to take Beaux Limmer this early at slot 87. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Curtis Jacobs well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in pick 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 13 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
The board had Frank Gore Jr. higher than the Round 7 slot, and the running back fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.