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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 11: the Cowboys steal Belton and grade out a B.

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Anthony Belton, the No. 110 name on the board, in No. 149. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 12 they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 76th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at pick No. 149 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson is a better player than No. 171 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Circle this one: Damien Martinez at Round 5, Pick 36 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Dont'e Thornton Jr. reach the 204th overall pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
They will replay Ajani Cornelius at slot 211 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane at No. 239 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
They liked Donovan Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in the 247th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.