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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Players Gained
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Justin Madubuike
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureD
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The Joshua Cephus selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 33 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Justin Madubuike deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 24th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 30th pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in slot 56; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
They paid sticker price for Jonah Elliss in Round 3, Pick 24, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They talked themselves into Isaac Guerendo at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Milton III well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Fair-plus on Nathaniel Watson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in pick No. 233, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at slot 244 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.