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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ATL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (ATL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Sapp reach set the tone, and the Cowboys never recovered: F.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 106th pick on Tyreak Sapp a full 159 spots early.

Getting Gordon II where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The Sapp pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, cornerback and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 8 they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick13 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 13 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though they paid up to get him.
Pick39 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A real head-scratcher, Alfred Collins in the 39th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malachi Moore
A big swing on Malachi Moore at the 44th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Majors
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jake Majors. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
They talked themselves into Jay Higgins at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 78 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tyreak Sapp
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Tyreak Sapp at edge rusher with wide receiver, cornerback and other spots open.
Pick146 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in pick 146 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick148 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Value said wait; Miles Frazier in the 148th overall pick says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the 168th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at No. 170. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Omari Thomas
They reached a country mile for Omari Thomas at Round 5, Pick 34, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Taking Ollie Gordon II in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.