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Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Emory Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Emory Jones
QB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B-.

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Emory Jones, taking him 172 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Wiley where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Kalen King
They paid sticker price for Kalen King in Round 2, Pick 12, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Nothing to complain about; Patrick Paul went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Haynes in pick 87. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Max Melton
They reached a country mile for Max Melton at the 93rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in pick No. 124; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaiah Davis. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in pick 190 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A quiet steal in slot 212: Jared Wiley for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Emory Jones
Value said wait; Emory Jones in the 245th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.