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1st Dallas Cowboys 2024 Draft

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and Walker: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Devontez Walker got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at the 130th pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Nelson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner is a better player than pick No. 30 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 30 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick 93 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in the 130th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at slot 174 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Omar Speights
The board had cheaper options than Omar Speights at No. 212, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick251 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
A big swing on Zion Nelson at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.