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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DAL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (CHI)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
Head Shot
Tre'von Moehrig
S
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Jayron Kearse
S
Head Shot
Josh Ball
OG
Head Shot
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
Head Shot
Michael Gallup
WR
Head Shot
Stephon Gilmore
CB
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a D- for the Cowboys.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Hayden Hatten a full 69 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Bo Nix is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 13 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Bo Nix
No edge and no loss on Bo Nix in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They jumped the gun on Jackson Powers-Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick No. 56 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick88 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 88th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick110 Rnd4 James Williams
Value said wait; James Williams in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick174 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Davis went about where he belonged in pick No. 174. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Fair-plus on Michael Barrett, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
A straight-up fair deal on Jawhar Jordan at pick 203, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick212 Rnd6 Evan Anderson
A wild overpay on Evan Anderson in the 212th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Hatten this early at Round 7, Pick 12. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.