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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a D-, for the Cowboys.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cowboys did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Dixon.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 24th pick they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Amarius Mims at pick No. 34. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Worthy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Benson at pick 87, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at No. 174 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
You do not let a cornerback like Johnny Dixon reach slot 216 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They read the board right and JD Bertrand was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 13. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Barrett in slot 244. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.