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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Dak Prescott
QB
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DeMarcus Lawrence
EDGE
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Cowboys left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Cowboys shredded theirs for DeMonte Capehart. He came off 54 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Everything downstream of Caleb Williams depends on Caleb Williams, and the building knows it. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at Round 2, Pick 3 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A reach for Kiran Amegadjie in the 43rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick56 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They went early on Payton Wilson in pick No. 56, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in pick 66 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
They did well to land Roman Wilson in the 87th pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 109 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in the 124th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick174 Rnd5 Delmar Glaze
A reasonable price with a little left over, Delmar Glaze in Round 5, Pick 38. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
They reached a country mile for DeMonte Capehart at the 212th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They took Xavier Thomas at par in pick 245, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.