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Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cowboys found their guy under center in Daniels: A-.

The Cowboys spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Reaching for Whittington left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in No. 37 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Good price on Kiran Amegadjie in the 56th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
By-the-book stuff, McKinnley Jackson at pick 87 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 100 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in Round 4, Pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick142 Rnd5 James Williams
Value with a capital V on James Williams in the 142nd overall pick, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They paid sticker price for Jaylan Ford in pick No. 174, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Myles Jones at No. 212 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
They reached a country mile for Jordan Whittington at pick 245, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.