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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DAL)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DAL)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Cowboys left running back untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Allen. If Boettcher pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In slot 20 they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen slid further than he should have, and pick 53 is lovely value for the linebacker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at Round 3, Pick 33 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Fair-plus on Daylen Everette, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They paid sticker price for Jalon Kilgore in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick150 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A premium they did not need to pay, Bryce Boettcher a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in pick No. 177 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick194 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
A tidy little value on DJ Harvey in the 194th pick, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Gunner Stockton
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 35, with Gunner Stockton worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
No drama and no debate, J. Michael Sturdivant went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fernando Carmona. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
By-the-book stuff, Keyron Crawford at the 224th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick225 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at slot 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.