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RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

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THE DRAFT

  • wgarrison DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DAL)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DAL)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DAL)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DAL)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DAL)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DAL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DAL)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DAL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Cameron Ball Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cameron Ball
DT Arkansas
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Brandon Cleveland Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brandon Cleveland
DE NC State
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Aidan Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aidan Hubbard
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (IND)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (TEN)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Cameron Ball Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Cameron Ball
DT Arkansas
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Brandon Cleveland Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Brandon Cleveland
DE NC State
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Aidan Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Aidan Hubbard
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (KC)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Ajani Cornelius
OT
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CeeDee Lamb
WR
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Isaiah Land
LB
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Israel Abanikanda
RB
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Jay Toia
DT
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Justin Barron
LB
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KaVontae Turpin
WR
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Marcellus Johnson
OT
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Nathan Thomas
OT
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Nick Leverett
OG
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
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Phil Mafah
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
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Trevor Keegan
OG
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Trikweze Bridges
CB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureF
Conviction outran the board for the Cowboys, and it cost them: F.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Marvin Jones Jr., taking him 114 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Hurst falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
They read the board right and Arvell Reese was the payoff at the 16th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick20 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a problem off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick30 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In pick 30 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
They did well to land Brandon Cisse in No. 40, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick45 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They liked Omar Cooper Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They barely believed it either: Eli Stowers still on the board at the 78th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
The board had Keionte Scott higher than the 79th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick80 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
A tidy bit of business in No. 80, where Dontay Corleone graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mikail Kamara in Round 3, Pick 17, miles early. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They robbed the room for Zachariah Branch here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaishawn Barham well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick91 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at slot 91 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick92 Rnd3 Max Klare
A slide stopped in No. 92, with Max Klare worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in pick 99 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A wild overpay on Dametrious Crownover in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at slot 103 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick107 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malik Muhammad at Round 4, Pick 7 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at the 108th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They took Bishop Fitzgerald at par in pick No. 109, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Keyron Crawford
They paid up for Keyron Crawford at the 110th pick when waiting would have done the job. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They paid a round early for Bud Clark in pick No. 112, more than the board wanted. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick119 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at pick 119 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Nate Boerkircher
Value said wait; Nate Boerkircher in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
Chris McClellan in the 126th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in the 127th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
A straight-up fair deal on CJ Daniels at No. 129, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malik Benson
No drama and no debate, Malik Benson went about where he belonged in slot 130. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
A reach on Beau Stephens in Round 4, Pick 33; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Keagen Trost
They talked themselves into Keagen Trost at the 138th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at the 139th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dae'Quan Wright
They reached a country mile for Dae'Quan Wright at pick 144, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in Round 5, Pick 9 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A real head-scratcher, DJ Campbell in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Circle this one: Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 154 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard in slot 159 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at No. 161 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick169 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They paid sticker price for Zane Durant in the 169th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 175 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Dallen Bentley
The board had cheaper options than Dallen Bentley at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick182 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
They reached into another round for Riley Nowakowski, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at pick 195 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
No edge and no loss on Bobby Jamison-Travis in Round 6, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They jumped the gun on Zxavian Harris, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at slot 215 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tyler Onyedim
Tyler Onyedim in No. 216 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick218 Rnd7 Cole Payton
A big swing on Cole Payton at the 218th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Ted Hurst
They will replay Ted Hurst at pick 220 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
Marvin Jones Jr. at pick No. 224 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at Round 7, Pick 9 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A conviction pick on Diego Pavia at slot 231 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
Robert Henry Jr. at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joey Aguilar. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick242 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Daevin Hobbs this early at the 242nd pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Cameron Ball
Cameron Ball in Round 7, Pick 27 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
A wild overpay on Jordan Hall in pick No. 244, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Brandon Cleveland
Brandon Cleveland in pick 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
They reached into another round for Jamari Lyons, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Aidan Hubbard
They reached a country mile for Aidan Hubbard at slot 248, and the board is aghast. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jimmy Rolder in No. 251, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.