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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys spent real capital to be 23 picks early on Hayden Conner, and the board is going to hold them to it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Gadsden II steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 12 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tre Harris
They paid a round early for Tre Harris in No. 44, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Good price on Carson Schwesinger in the 76th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
By-the-book stuff, O'Donnell Fortune at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick 174 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
A straight-up fair deal on Caleb Rogers at slot 204, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in slot 211 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick239 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Cam Horsley at pick No. 239 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 31 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.