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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Stefon Diggs
WR
Players traded away
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Carl Lawson
DE
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Eric Kendricks
LB
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Linval Joseph
DT
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
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Trevon Diggs
CB
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Trey Lance
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Cowboys reached for Webb and never recovered. Grade: F.

The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for Phillip Webb, 87 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Kiser pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. The Stefon Diggs pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 1 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick No. 39 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Amos in No. 58. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to the 63rd pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the 67th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 8, with Deone Walker worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A straight-up fair deal on Mason Taylor at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Milroe at No. 94 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the 104th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Bhayshul Tuten
A big swing on Bhayshul Tuten at pick 133, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in the 148th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Value with a capital V on Mello Dotson in slot 149, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 James Burnip
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing James Burnip in pick No. 171. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
The board had Jonah Monheim higher than Round 5, Pick 36, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 204 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
A real head-scratcher, Phillip Webb in pick 239 is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at No. 247. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.