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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Cowboys got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent the 135th overall pick on Frank Gore Jr., a name the board had a full 31 spots lower. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. With linebacker, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in pick 10 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick24 Rnd1 T.J. Tampa
In slot 24 they get a potential shutdown corner, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kris Jenkins at edge rusher with linebacker, tight end and other spots open.
Pick72 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 87 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A reach on Ainias Smith in the 106th pick; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at No. 111 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick124 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at slot 124 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Frank Gore Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Gore Jr. this early at pick 135. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A big swing on Joe Milton III at the 144th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick212 Rnd6 Isaiah Neyor
They took Isaiah Neyor at par in the 212th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.