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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Jackson Powers-Johnson a full 27 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. That Watson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 24th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They took Jonathon Brooks at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in No. 88 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in pick No. 124; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in slot 174 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaiah Williams at pick 212. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Blake Watson
They robbed the room for Blake Watson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.