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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Nick Andersen Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nick Andersen
S Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Cedric Gray, 48 picks ahead of schedule.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick No. 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in No. 56 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A wild overpay on Cedric Gray in the 87th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Drake Nugent well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Andrew Raym
Value said wait; Andrew Raym in the 174th pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They reached a country mile for Nathaniel Watson at Round 6, Pick 37, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nick Andersen
They talked themselves into Nick Andersen at No. 245, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.