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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Craig Woodson
S California
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (BUF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NYJ)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mack Wilson Sr.
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Some picks age like wine; Oronde Gadsden II at the 132nd pick will need to, sitting 62 spots clear of his grade. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They banked enough surplus on Grant to cover a lot of smaller sins. Mack Wilson Sr. gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in slot 42, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They barely believed it either: Kenneth Grant still on the board at No. 44. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick47 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They paid sticker price for Aireontae Ersery in the 47th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on TreVeyon Henderson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They read the board right and Demetrius Knight Jr. was the payoff at pick No. 73. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 76 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in Round 3, Pick 15 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They took Savion Williams at par in slot 85, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
No drama and no debate, Jalen Milroe went about where he belonged in pick 94. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the 104th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A slide stopped in the 109th pick, with Cam Skattebo worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132 Rnd4 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 132 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
Caleb Rogers slid further than he should have, and the 211th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
The board had R.J. Mickens higher than pick No. 225, and the safety fell to them anyway. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Steal is underselling it; Craig Woodson at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in No. 247 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.