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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 6, Pick 38: the Cowboys steal Jennings and grade out a B-.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Kevin Jennings, the No. 184 name on the board, sitting there at the 214th pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Thieneman is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. Hunter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Nothing to complain about; Caleb Downs went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A want over a need in the Round 2 slot: Dillon Thieneman adds a safety while wide receiver, cornerback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaytron Allen at the 109th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A premium they did not need to pay, Lee Hunter a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick177 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in pick 177 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kevin Jennings
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Jennings at Round 6, Pick 38 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.