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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
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 Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

There is reaching, and then there is Christian Jones at Round 5, Pick 38. The Cowboys jumped the board by 23 and dared it to prove them wrong. No fireworks, but a solid B.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Knight.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A clean, defensible pick in pick 24 with a little surplus value in Kool-Aid McKinstry. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
The board had cheaper options than Zak Zinter at pick No. 87, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyrice Knight at the Round 4 slot is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 124 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They reached a country mile for Christian Jones at No. 174, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Myles Jones
They took Myles Jones at par in Round 6, Pick 37, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick 245 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.