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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CAR)
Khris Bogle
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Players traded away
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Dalvin Cook
RB
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Ezekiel Elliott
RB
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Malik Davis
RB
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Rico Dowdle
RB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall C-
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Cowboys let Barron fall and pounced. Final grade: C-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jahdae Barron had no business being available in pick No. 168, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Hit on Mason Graham and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 12th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach No. 44 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in pick No. 76 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at pick 109 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Savion Williams
They robbed the room for Savion Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
A cornerback of that caliber at the 168th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.