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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DAL)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DAL)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
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Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA-
The Cowboys turned the phones into found money: A-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Kaimon Rucker at pick 119 is 35 spots clear of where he belonged. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Reed pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In the end it comes back to Luther Burden III, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 31 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A slide stopped in the 44th overall pick, with Omarion Hampton worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Benjamin Morrison in the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at slot 95 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A tidy little value on Darius Alexander in the 97th pick, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at slot 119 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
A straight-up fair deal on Mitchell Evans at the 149th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in pick 174 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Connor Colby
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 204 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
A real head-scratcher, Fadil Diggs in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick211 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like JJ Pegues reach No. 211 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Taking Jaylen Reed in Round 7, Pick 1 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 239th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 John Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for John Williams. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.