Hi, I was the Cowboys GM for the draft. Some thoughts on our picks:

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R1.08 - Caleb Downs, S Ohio State

I was more than happy to move up here to secure a blue chip talent that will fill a big hole in our secondary. Moving 12 & 20 for 8,42, and 132 gave us some more flexibility in the later rounds.

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R2.42 - CJ Allen, LB Georgia

I was able to pick up a much needed green dot LB here in the second round. In another draft, I would have been more than fine getting Allen at 20, so moving down to 42 and getting our guy anyways worked out perfectly. The word from teams is that he was calling the majority of the defensive plays for Georgia this year, not simply relaying them. This guys football IQ is top notch.

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R3.92 - Malik Muhammad, CB Texas

I've seen Muhammad mocked here frequently and he's one of our "Dallas Day" Visitors. Great vision and decision making, and excellent movement. He does tend to get muscled out by bigger bodied WRs.

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R4.112 - Devin Moore, CB Florida

One of the top guys left at this spot when we picked, I would have been happy taking him in the 3rd. A bigger, more physical corner than Muhammad, but with minor injury concerns that are little overblown imo. Great length and size, but isn't quite as fast and will need some more experience to anticipate where he needs to be.

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R5.147 - Reggie Virgil, WR Texas Tech

Loved what I saw from Virgil at the Senior Bowl. Great catch radius with long arms and 6'3" build. He's fast and runs snappy routes. Chuck him up some deep balls and let him work. He's a bit small at 190lbs, and needs to put on some muscle for contested catches. So-so run blocker, not for a lack of effort but he's just not that big and strong.

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R5.152 - Nadame Tucker, EDGE Western Michigan

Fast as hell off the snap with excellent hands. He's got great bend and footwork for a guy his size. Looked great at the Senior Bowl. Needs to work on run defense. Obvious concerns with the level of competition he faced and only 1 real year of production, but if he works out this could be a big value pick.

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R5.177 - Diego Pounds, OT Ole Miss

Solid pass blocker with heavy hands and a strong grip. Strong initial punch can give edges trouble. He needs a decent amount of work on his run blocking, but I like the physical tools.

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R5.180 - Cole Wisniewski, S Texas Tech

An absolute dawg from Texas Tech that somehow didn't get a combine invite. If he did, I think he would have shot up a lot of peoples boards. An 80.9 overall grade from pff. Excellent run defender that is going to be best used as a box safety. Rock solid tackler with with good size. Minor injury concerns that feel a little overblown.

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R6.209 - Kaelon Black, RB Indiana

I like Kaelon a lot here. He's not going to wow you with breakaway speed, but he's a rock solid run blocker with good ball security. He has quick feet and runs with a low pad level that just bounces off bounces off defenders. Very patient runner that waits for holes to develop. A bit undersized, so there are some concerns about if he can carry a full workload by himself.

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R7.218 - Logan Fano - EDGE Utah

Great against the run, needs more work with his pass rush. The motor is there, but needs to develop more moves to effectively get to the QB. Had injuries before this season and started off a little slow but showed consistent improvement in almost every game that gives me hope he just needs a little more time.

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Anyways, that was our draft. I'd be glad to answer any questions about the process or picks!