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Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (TEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Will Levis
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Brashard Smith tumbling to the Cowboys in pick No. 186 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Shedeur Sanders gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. If Griffith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shedeur Sanders. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 12 they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach Round 2, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A quiet steal in pick No. 76: Jalen Royals for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A reasonable price with a little left over, Maxwell Hairston in slot 101. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A safety of that caliber at the 148th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Taking Jake Majors in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No drama and no debate, Dont'e Thornton Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 170. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 173rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at pick 186 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick209 Rnd6 Connor Colby
They robbed the room for Connor Colby here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at slot 248, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.