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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
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
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 87th overall pick lands the Cowboys a B-, James and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let D.J. James slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at pick 87. Highway robbery.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The Jones pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In No. 24 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 56 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 D.J. James
Taking D.J. James in slot 87 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 124 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 left a pile of value on the table to take Christian Jones this early at Round 5, Pick 38. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeremy Flax
They talked themselves into Jeremy Flax at the 212th pick, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
No edge and no loss on Eric Gentry in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.