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Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys bet big and early on Hunter Nourzad, 29 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Devonshire. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In the 32nd pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at pick 56 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They reached into another round for Braelon Allen, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick113 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in pick No. 128, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
A wild overpay on Hunter Nourzad in the 130th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at slot 134, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A conviction pick on Jordan Jefferson at No. 174 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 216th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at the 233rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marcellas Dial. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.