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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (SF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CAR)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (CAR)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CAR)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Mondon Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in the Round 6 slot, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They are betting Campbell proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Somehow Omarion Hampton was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 11, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 46th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Higgins at pick No. 75, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nicholas Singleton. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Charles Grant
No drama and no debate, Charles Grant went about where he belonged in slot 84. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
They reached into another round for Hollin Pierce, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in No. 100 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 113th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in pick No. 121 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick127 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at pick 127 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 5 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They left a pile of value on the table to take DJ Campbell this early at No. 168. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 6, Pick 15 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.