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Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DAL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Isaiah Buggs
DE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Cowboys spent pick No. 125 on Darius Robinson while wide receiver, cornerback and other spots sat unaddressed.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Benson. The McMahon reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in No. 56 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brandon Dorlus in Round 3, Pick 9. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick No. 87 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at pick 89, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver, cornerback and other spots to take Darius Robinson, an edge rusher that was not the priority.
Pick173 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
They did well to land LaDarius Henderson in slot 173, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Omar Speights
They paid sticker price for Omar Speights in the 213th overall pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick242 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon in No. 242 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.