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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Allen: B.

The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Braelon Allen fell into pick No. 174. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Limmer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Taking Caelen Carson in pick No. 87 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
The board had cheaper options than Beaux Limmer at Round 4, Pick 24, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A running back of that caliber at slot 174 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Omar Speights
The board had Omar Speights higher than the 212th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Mark Perry slid further than he should have, and No. 245 is lovely value for the safety. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.