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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Players Gained
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Zach Cunningham
LB
Head Shot
Jamaree Salyer
OG
Head Shot
Travon Walker
LB
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Starks from sliding. Grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Cowboys came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The Starks pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 20th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick76 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in No. 76 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
They read the board right and Carson Schwesinger was the payoff at slot 85. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick86 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They took Deone Walker at par in pick 86, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at Round 5, Pick 11 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
The board fumbled Pat Bryant all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in Round 5, Pick 36 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at slot 191. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. is a better player than pick 197 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 204th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 Upton Stout
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Upton Stout in No. 211, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Circle this one: Alijah Huzzie at the 239th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Shemar James
A tidy little value on Shemar James in pick No. 247, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.