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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Matt Lee a full 42 spots early.

On value alone, Thomas Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
A tidy little value on Troy Fautanu in the 28th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick56 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in Round 2, Pick 24 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at No. 87 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, DeWayne Carter in pick No. 128, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
They reached into another round for Marist Liufau, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at pick 160 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
A real head-scratcher, Justin Rogers in pick No. 174 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Matt Lee
Matt Lee at slot 233 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
They did well to land Daijahn Anthony in the 244th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.