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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BAL)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Head Shot
M.J. Devonshire
CB
Head Shot
Sincere McCormick
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Mazi Smith
DT
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Taylen Green, 86 picks ahead of schedule.

On value alone, Winston Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 1 they get a workhorse for the backfield. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge at fair value. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They did well to land Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 2, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick55 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Circle this one: Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 55 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the 76th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at slot 122 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They reached a country mile for Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Fernando Carmona well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in the 170th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 171, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick188 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They reached into another round for Taylen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 209 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.