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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Madubuike
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tony Pollard
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureF
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Cowboys get a C.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for Braelon Allen. He came off 34 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C in the wash.

That Rosemy-Jacksaint pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Justin Madubuike pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Hit on Jackson Powers-Johnson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 30th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick32 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for T'Vondre Sweat. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick37 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the Round 2 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick56 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 56th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A quiet steal in pick 87: Christian Haynes for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in pick No. 125 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 31 with a little surplus value in Jaylen Wright. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Circle this one: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at No. 242 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.