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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Dixon fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Johnny Dixon, the No. 181 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 231. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They are betting Laumea proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Wright well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 87th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at Round 5, Pick 37 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick213 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
Myles Murphy in slot 213 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Steal is underselling it; Michael Barrett at the 242nd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.