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  • nfldraftbuzz DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Caleb Banks
DE-EDGE Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
Makhi Hughes
RB Tulane
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
Charles Jagusah
OT Notre Dame
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LAR)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Makhi Hughes
RB Tulane
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DEN)
Charles Jagusah
OT Notre Dame
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAR)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mekhi Wingo
DT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Moore should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a A-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Terry Moore got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at the 142nd overall pick.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Mahlman reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Bottom line, with Avieon Terrell leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
No drama and no debate, Caleb Banks went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe is a better player than the 58th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Makhi Hughes
They read the board right and Makhi Hughes was the payoff at pick 59. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in slot 83 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
The board fumbled Domonique Orange all the way to No. 109, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
A clean, defensible pick in the 119th pick with a little surplus value in Charles Jagusah. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Terry Moore
They robbed the room for Terry Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
Circle this one: Raylen Wilson at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Steal is underselling it; Taylen Green at the 177th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at No. 214 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.