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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (ATL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for Donovan Smith. He came off 64 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

On value alone, Burden III makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 12 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick46 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at pick No. 46 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A clean, defensible pick in the 76th pick with a little surplus value in Maxwell Hairston. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
They will replay Zy Alexander at Round 4, Pick 16 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick 149 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They went early on Connor Colby in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A reach on JJ Pegues in slot 174; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Smith in the 204th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Davin Vann
Davin Vann in No. 211 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks at Round 7, Pick 2 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
By-the-book stuff, Jabbar Muhammad at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
They talked themselves into Kaden Prather at pick 247, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.