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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: B.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jay Higgins, the No. 137 name on the board, in the Round 6 slot.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Peebles left real value on the table behind him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 12 they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyleik Williams in the 44th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
A conviction pick on Aeneas Peebles at No. 76 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in pick No. 150 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in Round 5, Pick 31 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott at pick 172 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
Somehow Darius Alexander was still sitting there in the 174th overall pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Taking Jay Higgins in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 6, Pick 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Cody Lindenberg at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.