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Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys found their guy under center in Allar: B-.

The Cowboys spent the pick that matters most on Drew Allar, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Wheatley value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. It is not that Wheatley is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick No. 13 they get a bendy edge with upside. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Drew Allar
Drew Allar slid further than he should have, and pick 27 is lovely value for the quarterback. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick45 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 13, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 113 on Zakee Wheatley with cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick152 Rnd5 Justin Joly
A tight end of that caliber at the 152nd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in the 177th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.