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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DAL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Josiah Ezirim Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Josiah Ezirim
OL Eastern Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (ATL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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CeeDee Lamb
WR
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Chauncey Golston
DT
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Chuma Edoga
OG
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Deuce Vaughn
RB
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Earl Bostick Jr.
OT
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Eric Scott Jr.
CB
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Jalen Brooks
WR
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Josh Ball
OG
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Luke Schoonmaker
TE
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Malik Davis
RB
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Matt Waletzko
OT
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
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Peyton Hendershot
TE
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Rico Dowdle
RB
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T.J. Vasher
WR
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Terence Steele
OT
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Trey Lance
QB
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Zack Martin
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureF
A weekend the Cowboys spent ahead of the board, for worse: F.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 6 slot on McCallan Castles a full 119 spots early. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Simpson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick6 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 6 they get a matchup weapon at tight end at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In slot 27 they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick28 Rnd1 Zach Frazier
Value said wait; Zach Frazier in the 28th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at pick 35 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in the 40th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick47 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A reach on T'Vondre Sweat in slot 47; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick56 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They went early on Cooper Beebe in pick No. 56, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jaylen Wright
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Wright at the 60th pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter in Round 3, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Renardo Green
By-the-book stuff, Renardo Green at No. 67 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They took Blake Fisher at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
They paid sticker price for Michael Hall Jr. in the 74th pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
A conviction pick on Jonah Elliss at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick87 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They reached into another round for Spencer Rattler, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick No. 88 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They paid up for Maason Smith at the 89th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
A big swing on Mohamed Kamara at Round 3, Pick 29, well ahead of any board in the building. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 104 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick105 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in slot 105 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A reach for Isaac Guerendo in Round 4, Pick 22; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They liked Christian Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 124. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mason McCormick this early at slot 125. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 126 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A wild overpay on Jordan Travis in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at No. 141 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at the 142nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at the 145th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 Javon Foster
A quiet steal in No. 147: Javon Foster for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Jefferson well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at Round 5, Pick 26 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylan Ford. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Somehow Jaylin Simpson was still sitting there in the 181st pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at slot 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 KT Leveston
KT Leveston in pick 189 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 McCallan Castles
This one needs a full-page explanation: McCallan Castles in pick No. 211, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jalen Coker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jalen Coker in the 216th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kendall Milton
They reached a country mile for Kendall Milton at Round 7, Pick 5, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Aaron Casey
Aaron Casey at the 233rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick240 Rnd7 Josiah Ezirim
Josiah Ezirim in pick 240 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at No. 244 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.