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    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB FutureB-
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Franklin from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Zakhari Franklin slides to pick No. 245, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not.

Every board in the league had Powers-Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They reached a country mile for Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 33, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in No. 124, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach pick No. 168 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Frank Gore Jr. at Round 5, Pick 38 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Zakhari Franklin in the 245th overall pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.