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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Christian Jones in pick No. 174, a good 23 spots before the room expected him.

Getting Tampa where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In No. 24 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing T.J. Tampa in the 56th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid up for Zak Zinter at slot 87 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 4 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They reached a country mile for Christian Jones at Round 5, Pick 38, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in pick 212 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They took Maurice Smith at par in pick No. 245, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.