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Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
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
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (SF)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SF)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jauan Jennings
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Parris Campbell
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB
The Cowboys robbed the room for Mateer. Final grade: B.

Somebody in No. 177 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while John Mateer, the No. 136 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

It is not that Taaffe is a bad player; it is that the Cowboys had louder needs to answer first. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
In the 28th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Michael Taaffe adds a safety and leaves wide receiver, linebacker and other spots untouched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kaytron Allen in pick 109. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A conviction pick on Lee Hunter at No. 148 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 John Mateer
They robbed the room for John Mateer here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
Circle this one: Tristan Leigh at pick No. 214 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.