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Draft 4.18.4

  • shanewelborn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Xavier Truss, 52 picks early at No. 247. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick 12 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
They went early on TreVeyon Henderson in No. 44, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 12 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick149 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the 149th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
A slide stopped in pick No. 174, with Tommi Hill worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jay Higgins at the 204th pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at pick 211 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Value said wait; Cam Horsley in the 217th overall pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock is a better player than No. 239 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick247 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at the 247th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.