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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Cowboys walked out of the weekend still thin at wide receiver, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

They are betting Watson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 24 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 56th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in No. 87 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in Round 4, Pick 25; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They went early on Jaylan Ford in slot 173, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Blake Watson
They reached into another round for Blake Watson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jeremy Flax
No edge and no loss on Jeremy Flax in pick No. 242; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.