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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (TB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

The war room fell hard for Jaden Shirden, and it showed at slot 220: 86 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The McKinstry steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 30th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in pick 56. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 24. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in pick No. 126; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They reached a country mile for Christian Jones at No. 174, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick212 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Myles Jones in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd6 Jaden Shirden
Jaden Shirden in slot 220 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in No. 245 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.