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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Majors should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Jake Majors slide 75 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If Caldwell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at slot 45 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at the 76th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in No. 151 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick No. 168, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in pick 170, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in the 171st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
A wild overpay on Shilo Sanders in pick 209, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at the 248th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.