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Draft Selections
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DAL)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
T.J. Moore Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Moore
WR Clemson
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DAL)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Ben Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Ben Roberts
LB Texas Tech
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Draft Picks Received
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DEN)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
T.J. Moore Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (DEN)
T.J. Moore
WR Clemson
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LV)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Ben Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ben Roberts
LB Texas Tech
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Players Gained
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Jonathon Cooper
LB
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Tonka Hemingway
DT
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Bo Nix
QB
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Aidan O'Connell
QB
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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DaRon Bland
CB
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Jake Ferguson
TE
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Malik Hooker
S
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Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

Nobody had Elijah Paige this high, and it is not close. The Cowboys reached 51 spots to get him at Round 4, Pick 23. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The veteran additions, Bo Nix chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 A'Mauri Washington
In pick 23 they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Trey'Dez Green
In slot 27 they get a seam-stretching tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
They jumped the gun on Kenyatta Jackson Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick54 Rnd2 T.J. Moore
They liked T.J. Moore enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 22. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Chris Peal
By-the-book stuff, Chris Peal at No. 79 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick81 Rnd3 LJ Martin
LJ Martin in the 81st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Ben Roberts
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ben Roberts. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Marcus Neal Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Marcus Neal Jr. in pick No. 99, miles early. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick123 Rnd4 Nico Iamaleava
A reach for Nico Iamaleava in No. 123; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige at the 124th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.