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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Jowon Briggs, 53 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in No. 56, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in Round 3, Pick 24, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 174th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jowon Briggs
A real head-scratcher, Jowon Briggs in pick 216 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick233 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma at slot 233 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Circle this one: Nathaniel Watson at pick 244 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.