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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Nazir Stackhouse as overpay for him, 36 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Winston Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 14th pick they get a bell-cow for the offense, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 45 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jack Bech at the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 4, Pick 18 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 149th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
A premium they did not need to pay, Barryn Sorrell a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in Round 5, Pick 33 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 174; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Nice patience on Ollie Gordon II, who had no business lasting to the 188th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
They jumped the gun on Tyler Cooper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
A big swing on Fadil Diggs at the 211th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
The board had Jermari Harris higher than pick 239, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
No edge and no loss on Roc Taylor in pick No. 247; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.