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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trishton Jackson
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

You could see the war room lean forward. Johnny Dixon at pick 216 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 24th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in No. 56 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Christian Jones
No edge and no loss on Christian Jones in slot 129; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tahj Washington
They liked Tahj Washington enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 38. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
They will replay Dylan Laube at pick 177 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They robbed the room for Johnny Dixon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nathan Thomas in pick No. 232. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in No. 233 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.