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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
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
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

The Cowboys treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 174th overall pick on Christian Jones a full 23 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They took Jonathon Brooks at par in slot 56, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in pick 87 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 124 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 174th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the 212th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
No edge and no loss on Eric Gentry in the 245th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.