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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Garrett Greene Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Garrett Greene
QB West Virginia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cowboys turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Garrett Greene, 150 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Majors. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Germaine Pratt pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick No. 25 they get a rangy last line of defense, and a steal at that.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
The board fumbled Kenneth Grant all the way to the 44th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They will replay Jihaad Campbell at Round 2, Pick 26 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick 81 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in No. 148, and they pounced on premier safety value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at Round 5, Pick 31. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Garrett Greene
They left a pile of value on the table to take Garrett Greene this early at slot 170. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger in pick No. 173 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at No. 247 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.