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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL 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
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 245th pick lands the Cowboys a B-, Jackson and all.

Somebody in pick 245 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Jha'Quan Jackson, the No. 213 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The Jones pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 56 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
The board had cheaper options than Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in the 124th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Christian Jones. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trevor Keegan well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in slot 245 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.