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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Cowboys.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Marcus Yarns in pick 239, a good 27 spots before the room expected him. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They banked enough surplus on Sampson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the 12th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A straight-up fair deal on JT Tuimoloau at pick No. 44, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson is a better player than the 76th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at pick 149 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
A premium they did not need to pay, CJ West a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
They took Caleb Rogers at par in slot 204, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jay Higgins in slot 211. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They jumped the gun on Carson Vinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
A real head-scratcher, Marcus Yarns in No. 239 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at the 247th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.