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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DAL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DAL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DAL)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Cowboys did not so much draft Hunter Nourzad as overpay for him, 64 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Carson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
A quiet steal in pick No. 56: Jonathon Brooks for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick61 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Nice patience on Edgerrin Cooper, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 73 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Justin Eboigbe
They talked themselves into Justin Eboigbe at the 87th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at the 95th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart is a better player than Round 4, Pick 13 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Steal is underselling it; Braelon Allen at pick No. 128 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Taking Caelen Carson in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 164th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
The board had Sione Vaki higher than No. 174, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick216 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
A slide stopped in pick 216, with Julian Pearl worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 233 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 24, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.