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Draft 4.18.6

  • shanewelborn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Jalen McLeod went at No. 149, a good 66 picks before the board was ready. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

That Burden III pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th pick they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
They barely believed it either: Luther Burden III still on the board at the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at pick 76 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at Round 5, Pick 11 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick174 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at No. 174 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at slot 204 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick211 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Somehow Upton Stout was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They read the board right and Jay Higgins was the payoff at slot 217. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick239 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler in pick 239 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick247 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They talked themselves into Xavier Truss at the 247th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.