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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DAL)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (BAL)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CHI)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAC)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA- FutureF
The Cowboys landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Tyreak Sapp a full 196 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

However the rest shakes out, Perkins Jr. at that price is a win they earned. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in slot 45 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They robbed the room for Jihaad Campbell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Circle this one: Alfred Collins at the 81st pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tyreak Sapp
Tyreak Sapp in pick No. 84 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 117 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach pick 151 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 152nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in slot 156 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at pick No. 168 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
They will replay Tahj Brooks at Round 5, Pick 32 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
They talked themselves into Miles Frazier at No. 171, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cobee Bryant at the 197th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in Round 6, Pick 34, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick211 Rnd6 Micah Morris
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Micah Morris. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
They reached into another round for Trey Wedig, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Omari Thomas
Value said wait; Omari Thomas in the 240th overall pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in the 244th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick No. 248 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.