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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (BAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureC+
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Barryn Sorrell in pick 170. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

However the rest shakes out, Perkins Jr. at that price is a win they earned. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 24 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at the 45th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in Round 3, Pick 12, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
They let Malachi Moore come to them and pounced at No. 84. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Somehow Dylan Sampson was still sitting there in slot 86, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at the 151st pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in Round 5, Pick 18 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in pick 168 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
A real head-scratcher, Barryn Sorrell in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Value said wait; Miles Frazier in No. 171 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Harold Perkins Jr. reach the 189th overall pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
By-the-book stuff, DJ Campbell at slot 209 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They did well to land Shilo Sanders in pick No. 248, just ahead of his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.