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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jay Toia Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Toia
DT UCLA
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Ransaw from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Caleb Ransaw had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 23, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 12th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at Round 2, Pick 12 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in pick 76 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
A reasonable price with a little left over, Quincy Riley in the 149th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in No. 174 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Toia
A straight-up fair deal on Jay Toia at pick No. 204, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at slot 211 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd7 Karene Reid
By-the-book stuff, Karene Reid at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at the 239th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Jackson in Round 7, Pick 31. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.