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Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Lacy should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Cowboys were there to profit. Kyren Lacy, the No. 134 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 190th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If Stackhouse pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
They paid sticker price for T.J. Sanders in the 44th pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They reached a country mile for Tate Ratledge at slot 57, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
No drama and no debate, Omarr Norman-Lott went about where he belonged in pick No. 74. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at No. 76 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the 150th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at Round 5, Pick 25 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cody Simon
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 170 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Karene Reid
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Karene Reid. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 174 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in pick 190 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at Round 6, Pick 33 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
The board fumbled Jordan Hancock all the way to No. 249, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.