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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 233rd overall pick: the Cowboys steal Hadden and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kamal Hadden, Round 7, Pick 13, roughly 66 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They are betting Nourzad proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at the 32nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in pick No. 56 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick113 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad in slot 113 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
The board had cheaper options than Ainias Smith at Round 4, Pick 28, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They jumped the gun on Tommy Eichenberg, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Myles Cole
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Cole in the 174th overall pick, miles early. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick216 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in No. 216 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
They will replay Kamal Hadden at the 233rd pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nathan Thomas at pick 244 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.