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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
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
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 24, roughly 27 spots before his name belonged.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Beebe. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A wild overpay on Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 1, Pick 24, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in slot 56, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cooper Beebe in the 87th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They jumped the gun on Cedric Gray, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Christian Jones in pick No. 174, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Myles Jones
They paid sticker price for Myles Jones in No. 212, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in slot 245 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.