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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DAL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Baylor Cupp Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Baylor Cupp
TE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Players Gained
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Lavonte David
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandin Cooks
WR
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Donovan Wilson
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Baylor Cupp in the 244th pick. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Alt. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get an anchor for the offensive line, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 24th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 25 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
The board had T'Vondre Sweat higher than the 56th pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt in pick 87 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A conviction pick on Braelon Allen at slot 89 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 108th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at Round 4, Pick 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 132 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in slot 157 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They did well to land Kitan Oladapo in No. 159, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They liked Ty'Ron Hopper enough to skip the value, taking him in the 173rd overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
Value said wait; Curtis Jacobs in pick 174 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They read the board right and Kendall Milton was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd6 Ryan Watts
They talked themselves into Ryan Watts at No. 220, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Taking Caedan Wallace in the 230th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick233 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at pick No. 233 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick244 Rnd7 Baylor Cupp
They reached a country mile for Baylor Cupp at pick 244, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.