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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Xavier Thomas at pick 245 is 33 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 35th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick56 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Guyton in slot 56. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A conviction pick on Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 2 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson slipping to pick No. 87 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Leonard Taylor III in the Round 4 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant in the 174th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Justin Walley
The board had Justin Walley higher than pick No. 212, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in slot 245 says they were not listening. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.