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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DAL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DAL)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NO)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIA)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (CAR)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (ATL)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIA)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NO)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (BAL)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (CAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CAR)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
LB
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Rico Dowdle
RB
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Ryan Neuzil
OG
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Tommy Tremble
TE
Players traded away
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Malik Davis
RB
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Miles Sanders
RB
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Will Grier
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

The war room fell hard for Lee Hunter, and it showed at Round 5, Pick 15: 43 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

The Tiernan pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Mansoor Delane and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 David Bailey
By-the-book stuff, David Bailey at the 35th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick46 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at slot 46 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Michael Taaffe worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick105 Rnd4 Justice Haynes
Nothing to complain about; Justice Haynes went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in the 115th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan in No. 126 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tao Johnson
Value with a capital V on Tao Johnson in the 133rd pick, a genuine coup. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick146 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A wild overpay on Zane Durant in the 146th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
They paid a round early for Tanner Koziol in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick153 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A real head-scratcher, Gracen Halton in pick 153 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in Round 5, Pick 15 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. at pick No. 173 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
No edge and no loss on Roderick Kearney in slot 228; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Diego Pavia. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick254 Rnd7 Haynes King
This one needs a full-page explanation: Haynes King in the 254th overall pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Luke Hasz
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke Hasz well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.