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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Edwards from sliding. Grade: B.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Donovan Edwards, the No. 205 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Joyner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kenneth Grant in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 76 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner at slot 149 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at the 171st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 174; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at No. 204 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb slipping to Round 6, Pick 35 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They robbed the room for Donovan Edwards here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
The board fumbled R.J. Mickens all the way to the 247th pick, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.