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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ATL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BUF)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Von Miller
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Castro from sliding. Grade: A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Sebastian Castro, the No. 89 name on the board, stolen at No. 149. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Von Miller gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, with Ashton Jeanty leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 15th overall pick they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 24, where Jihaad Campbell graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at slot 76 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
They robbed the room for Sebastian Castro here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick171 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A running back of that caliber at pick 171 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the 174th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Somehow Jack Nelson was still sitting there in No. 204, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 239th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Donovan Edwards in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.