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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Chidozie Nwankwo Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Chidozie Nwankwo
DT Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Players Gained
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DeForest Buckner
DT
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Sua Opeta
OG
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Walter Rouse
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Chidozie Nwankwo in No. 248. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

That Henderson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A quiet steal in slot 25: Walter Nolen for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach pick No. 44 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 23 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at the 76th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at pick 84 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in pick 170, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
A slide stopped in the 173rd pick, with Shemar Turner worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A big swing on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick No. 186, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Addison West
Taking Addison West in the 209th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick248 Rnd7 Chidozie Nwankwo
Chidozie Nwankwo in slot 248 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.