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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys kept it disciplined and banked a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cowboys would have aced it. Hayden Conner at pick 239 is 32 spots clear of where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 12 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
The board fumbled Tyler Warren all the way to Round 2, Pick 12, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 76 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Good price on Emery Jones Jr. in the 149th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A reach for JJ Pegues in pick 174; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 204th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in the 211th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
The board had Tahj Brooks higher than pick No. 217, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at No. 239. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 John Williams
They reached a country mile for John Williams at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.