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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DAL)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (KC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Desmond Watson at Round 6, Pick 28 is 25 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Henderson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
Nothing to complain about; T.J. Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 76 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick82 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Darien Porter in pick No. 82. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
They paid up for Ty Robinson at the 149th pick when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
They liked Jack Kiser enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 171. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No drama and no debate, Kyle Williams went about where he belonged in slot 174. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
Value said wait; Desmond Watson in No. 204 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
Caleb Rogers at the 211th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Taking Ricky White III in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick No. 247 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.