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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Elliss: B.

When a board-topper like Jonah Elliss slides to pick 87, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

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

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They paid sticker price for Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 2, Pick 24, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at the 87th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at No. 124 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ben Bywater
A reach on Ben Bywater in the 174th overall pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Bru McCoy at slot 212 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
The board fumbled Dwight McGlothern all the way to pick 245, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.