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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys let Horton fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Tory Horton, the No. 112 name on the board, in pick No. 174.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick No. 12 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They robbed the room for Kenneth Grant here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick76 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A tidy little value on Quinshon Judkins in Round 3, Pick 12, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
They read the board right and Kyren Lacy was the payoff at the 150th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
A clean, defensible pick in pick 170 with a little surplus value in Xavier Scott. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick172 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the 172nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at No. 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A straight-up fair deal on Hayden Conner at the 211th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They will replay Cam Jackson at the 249th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.