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J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DAL)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DAL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CAR)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CAR)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Players Gained
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Owen Pappoe
LB
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dak Prescott
QB
Head Shot
Deuce Vaughn
RB
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Head Shot
Peyton Hendershot
TE
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA-
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a D for the Cowboys.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cowboys took Joe Milton III at No. 138, roughly 63 spots before his name belonged.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Whatever J.J. McCarthy becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Cowboys indulged a want in Dorlus while a need in cornerback stayed open. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 24 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 35th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braden Fiske in Round 2, Pick 5, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick38 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A straight-up fair deal on Keon Coleman at slot 38, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 64th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
A surprising call. With cornerback still to address, they spent pick No. 66 on Brandon Dorlus, an edge rusher they were not short of.
Pick69 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They reached into another round for Leonard Taylor III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Value said wait; Maason Smith in No. 87 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A real head-scratcher, McKinnley Jackson in pick 90 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 95th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni slid further than he should have, and the 96th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Audric Estime
They took Audric Estime at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They read the board right and Brenden Rice was the payoff at pick No. 105. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They went early on Theo Johnson in the 110th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They reached a country mile for Tommy Eichenberg at No. 116, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at Round 5, Pick 2 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A big swing on Tanor Bortolini at pick 162, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in slot 174, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
A tidy little value on Jalen Sundell in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.