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Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys bet the future on Penix Jr.. The board says D.

The war room fell hard for McCallan Castles, and it showed at slot 233: 109 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Everything downstream of Michael Penix Jr. depends on Michael Penix Jr., and the building knows it. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

The Williams pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Rome Odunze. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick23 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach for Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 1, Pick 23; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick24 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 24th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They read the board right and Jonathon Brooks was the payoff at slot 56. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid a round early for Khyree Jackson in pick 87, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
The board had cheaper options than Johnny Wilson at the 108th pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster is a better player than No. 132 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in the 157th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick159 Rnd5 James Williams
Steal is underselling it; James Williams at Round 5, Pick 23 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at pick 173 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick177 Rnd6 Ryan Watts
They reached into another round for Ryan Watts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.J. Weaver. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick233 Rnd7 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles at slot 233 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in Round 7, Pick 24, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.