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RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

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  • byrnesaf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Nyjalik Kelly as overpay for him, 48 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Getting Halton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Spending an early pick on edge rusher with offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In pick No. 12 they get a matchup problem out wide, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a premier pass rusher. More want than need.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Mikail Kamara at edge rusher with offensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick150 Rnd5 Nyjalik Kelly
They reached a country mile for Nyjalik Kelly at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
Circle this one: Gracen Halton at slot 177 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Justin Jefferson at pick 215 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221 Rnd7 Toriano Pride Jr.
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 5, with Toriano Pride Jr. worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in pick 225 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.