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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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Michael Gallup
WR
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Cowboys found their guy under center in Daniels: D-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Xavier Thomas at Round 6, Pick 37, roughly 34 spots before his name belonged.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 8th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at pick No. 24 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid up for Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 43rd pick when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick56 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in Round 3, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in pick 74. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at No. 109 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the 124th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick174 Rnd5 Javon Baker
No edge and no loss on Javon Baker in pick 174; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A big swing on Xavier Thomas at pick No. 212, well ahead of any board in the building. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They paid sticker price for Dwight McGlothern in the 245th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.