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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (KC)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Joe Alt
OT
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Stetson Bennett
QB
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Nick Bolton
LB
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Alaric Jackson
OT
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Trey Smith
OG
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Jonathan Taylor
RB
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Henry To'oTo'o
LB
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Xavier Worthy
WR
Players traded away
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Brock Mogensen
LB
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Chauncey Golston
DE
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Damone Clark
LB
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DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
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Donovan Wilson
S
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Eric Kendricks
LB
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Jonathan Mingo
WR
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Linval Joseph
DT
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Nick Vigil
LB
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Osa Odighizuwa
DT
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Rico Dowdle
RB
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Terence Steele
OT
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Trey Lance
QB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 172nd pick on Trey Moore, a name most had 121 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Getting Harris where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The Cowboys paired the rookies with proven help, Joe Alt leading the way. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Warren at slot 30. The roster fit checks out.
Pick31 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A tidy little value on Tyleik Williams in pick 44, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick55 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at No. 55 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaleb Johnson at the 58th pick is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at Round 3, Pick 2 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at slot 76 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 89th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
No drama and no debate, Smael Mondon Jr. went about where he belonged in pick No. 108. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard slipping to pick 116 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
A real head-scratcher, Jackson Slater in Round 4, Pick 23 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner in No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Nice patience on Tommi Hill, who had no business lasting to the 150th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
The board fumbled Mello Dotson all the way to pick No. 167, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
No edge and no loss on Dorian Strong in No. 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick172 Rnd5 Trey Moore
They reached into another round for Trey Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.