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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (HOU)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Corley: B.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Malachi Corley, the No. 55 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 24 like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. The Gore Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in pick No. 42 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in the 56th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 7 with a little surplus value in Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick86 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at slot 87 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at No. 174 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at pick 188 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in the 216th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Tayvion Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Tayvion Robinson at the 233rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at pick No. 244 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.