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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Aidan Keanaaina Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aidan Keanaaina
DT California
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (TB)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Aidan Keanaaina Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (TB)
Aidan Keanaaina
DT California
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (HOU)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (TB)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Players Gained
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Spencer Burford
OT
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SirVocea Dennis
LB
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Mike Evans
WR
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Dre Greenlaw
LB
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Bucky Irving
RB
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Calijah Kancey
DT
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Eric Scott Jr.
CB
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Mazi Smith
DT
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Sam Williams
DE
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Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D+.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 232 on Aidan Keanaaina a full 127 spots early.

Landing Mukuba that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 13 they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick16 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 16th overall pick they get juice off the edge. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They will replay Walter Nolen at slot 44 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Circle this one: Xavier Restrepo at Round 2, Pick 21 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 Grey Zabel
Nothing to complain about; Grey Zabel went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick84 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They talked themselves into Ar'maj Reed-Adams at No. 124, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taylen Green this early at slot 150. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169 Rnd5 Gunnar Helm
A wild overpay on Gunnar Helm in the 169th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Value said wait; Davison Igbinosun in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 5, Pick 33 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick190 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
They barely believed it either: Le'Veon Moss still on the board at pick No. 190. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick 192 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jalon Walker
The board fumbled Jalon Walker all the way to the 197th overall pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Jimmy Horn Jr. in the 206th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick232 Rnd7 Aidan Keanaaina
They reached into another round for Aidan Keanaaina, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
A big swing on Joey Slackman at Round 7, Pick 25, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.