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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB Virginia Tech
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Colston Loveland, the No. 62 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 149th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Every board in the league had Smith lower, and that gap is the story. Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 11 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Circle this one: Kelvin Banks Jr. at pick No. 42 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach pick 75 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Colston Loveland
They robbed the room for Colston Loveland here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in slot 169 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Mansoor Delane
Steal is underselling it; Mansoor Delane at No. 170 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in the 186th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tim Smith
Tim Smith at Round 6, Pick 34 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.