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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Mahogany
OG
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys let Hood fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Colton Hood slides to pick No. 213, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Arvell Reese and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 18 they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 21 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at slot 50 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 David Bailey
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 76th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in pick 97 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jermod McCoy
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jermod McCoy in Round 4, Pick 18, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
They robbed the room for Sonny Styles here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
The board fumbled Michael Taaffe all the way to pick 156, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick178 Rnd5 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at No. 195 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Colton Hood
Taking Colton Hood in Round 6, Pick 33 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick215 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
You do not let an edge rusher like Akheem Mesidor reach the 215th overall pick and blink. They did not. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tyreak Sapp
Tyreak Sapp at the 221st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick225 Rnd7 Brandon Cisse
Steal is underselling it; Brandon Cisse at slot 225 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.