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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jaden Shirden; the Cowboys did not wait, grabbing him 50 spots ahead at slot 245. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 24 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Good price on Patrick Paul in pick No. 56, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at No. 87 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They paid sticker price for Justin Eboigbe in the 124th pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They robbed the room for Ty'Ron Hopper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
They liked Trevor Keegan enough to skip the value, taking him in the 212th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
A big swing on Jaden Shirden at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.