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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
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
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent the Round 5 slot on Christian Jones, a name the board had a full 23 spots lower. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Getting Wiggins where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
They read the board right and Nate Wiggins was the payoff at pick No. 24. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 56 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid a round early for Dominick Puni in No. 87, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in slot 124 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Christian Jones in the 174th overall pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at Round 6, Pick 37 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Good price on Joshua Cephus in slot 245, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.