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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (SEA)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PHI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (PHI)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYG)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (JAX)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Quinn Carroll Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (SF)
Quinn Carroll
OT Minnesota
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (SF)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (LAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (KC)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (JAX)
Cashius Howell
DL Texas A&M
Players Gained
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Baron Browning
LB
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Josh Downs
WR
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Brandon Hill
S
Players traded away
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Brock Mogensen
LB
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Dakoda Shepley
OT
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Damien Wilson
LB
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Durrell Johnson
DE
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Eric Scott Jr.
CB
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Ezekiel Elliott
RB
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Jalen Moreno-Cropper
WR
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John Stephens Jr.
WR
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Justin Rogers
DL
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Malik Davis
RB
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Matt Waletzko
OT
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Nahshon Wright
CB
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Nathan Thomas
OT
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Peyton Hendershot
TE
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Princeton Fant
TE
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Racey McMath
WR
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Royce Freeman
RB
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Sheldrick Redwine
S
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Snoop Conner
RB
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Tyron Johnson
WR
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Tyrus Wheat
DE
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Viliami Fehoko Jr.
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Cowboys let Johnson fall into their laps, and walked away with a D+.

The war room fell hard for Grey Zabel, and it showed at the Round 1 slot: 41 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The Johnson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Cowboys indulged a want in Starks while a need in cornerback, quarterback and other spots stayed open.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick25 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In slot 25 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In the 29th overall pick they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick31 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 31 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They did well to land Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in pick 38 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at slot 60 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A surprising call. With cornerback, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent Round 2, Pick 30 on Malaki Starks, a safety they were not short of.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at the 79th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 Mykel Williams
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mykel Williams adds an edge rusher and leaves cornerback, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the 99th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kaleb Johnson in the 103rd pick, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick158 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nazir Stackhouse this early at slot 158. A need, and now a little less of one.