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RUN ON DEC 21, 2025

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The haul in Big D

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Draft Selections
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DAL)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (DAL)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DAL)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Texas
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DAL)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DAL)
King Mack
S Penn State
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kelby Collins
DE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SEA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LAR)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (SEA)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SF)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (SF)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CLE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NO)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CLE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Texas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (BUF)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CLE)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DEN)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DEN)
King Mack
S Penn State
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kelby Collins
DE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
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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Players Gained
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Tutu Atwell
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
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Trevon Diggs
CB
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D+
ValueC NeedB- TradesF FutureD-
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

Some picks age like wine; Kamran James at the Round 7 slot will need to, sitting 118 spots clear of his grade.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Dani Dennis-Sutton
In slot 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. Need was not the driver here.
Pick28 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 29 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In pick No. 31 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
They jumped the gun on Xavier Chaplin, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
A straight-up fair deal on Nyck Harbor at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg in pick 115 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at slot 123 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho at the 134th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A wild overpay on Jacob Rodriguez in Round 4, Pick 38, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
They paid sticker price for Bray Hubbard in the 139th pick, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick140 Rnd4 Isaac Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Isaac Smith this early at the Round 4 slot. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick141 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 141 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in No. 144 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick145 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 145 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A big swing on Zane Durant at No. 146, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A real head-scratcher, Lee Hunter in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu in the 155th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in slot 169 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They liked DJ Campbell enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 34. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
They reached into another round for Oscar Delp, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jaren Kanak
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaren Kanak well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson at No. 179 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mark Fletcher Jr. in Round 6, Pick 5, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Makhi Hughes
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Makhi Hughes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in the 204th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
A reach for Jalon Daniels in pick No. 216; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack at slot 218 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Kamran James
They reached a country mile for Kamran James at pick 221, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick222 Rnd7 DeAndre Moore Jr.
No edge and no loss on DeAndre Moore Jr. in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss at pick No. 229 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
They talked themselves into Fernando Carmona at slot 239, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
They paid a round early for Brett Norfleet in No. 244, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Value said wait; Micah Morris in the 247th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
By-the-book stuff, Peyton Bowen at pick 251 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick252 Rnd7 King Mack
They talked themselves into King Mack at Round 7, Pick 37, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dante Dowdell
Dante Dowdell in the 254th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick256 Rnd7 Kelby Collins
Kelby Collins in pick 256 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.