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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, 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 J.J. Weaver in pick No. 244.

The Washington steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Leonard Taylor III well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in No. 87 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick174 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick 174 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Somehow Tahj Washington was still sitting there in the 216th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 233, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A real head-scratcher, J.J. Weaver in Round 7, Pick 24 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.