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  • ElMeroMeroGF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DAL)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Xavier Atkins Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Xavier Atkins
LB Auburn
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
J'Koby Williams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
J'Koby Williams
RB Texas Tech
CJ Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ Bailey
QB NC State
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Cody Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Jackson
WR Iowa State
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ellis Robinson IV Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DET)
Ellis Robinson IV
CB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B+.

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Rueben Owens II, taking him 53 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They banked enough surplus on Atkins to cover a lot of smaller sins. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Carter Smith
In slot 17 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In the 20th pick they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
Taking Trey'Dez Green in the 50th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Xavier Atkins
Xavier Atkins in pick No. 112 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Shadre Hurst
They will replay Shadre Hurst at Round 4, Pick 18 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 J'Koby Williams
J'Koby Williams at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 CJ Bailey
The board fumbled CJ Bailey all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Drew Bobo
They barely believed it either: Drew Bobo still on the board at pick 186. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 C.J. Fite
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and C.J. Fite at the 215th pick is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick221 Rnd7 Cody Jackson
They liked Cody Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 221. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
They reached into another round for Rueben Owens II, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.