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  • kalikowboy23 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (KC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Players Gained
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Jerick McKinnon
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 7, Pick 25 on Evan Anderson a full 28 spots early. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Tupuola-Fetui.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 24 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Nothing to complain about; Patrick Paul went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Audric Estime
A premium they did not need to pay, Audric Estime a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in pick 129, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 38, where Zion Tupuola-Fetui graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the Round 6 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Evan Anderson this early at pick No. 245. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.