B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B.
by kalikowboy23 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 7 steals
· 0 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Nicholas Singleton got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at the 169th pick.
They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value.
Steal is underselling it; Jack Sawyer at pick No. 44 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Kaleb Johnson at pick 76 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in the 150th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
You do not let a running back like Nicholas Singleton reach No. 169 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Dani Dennis-Sutton in slot 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Sonny Styles in Round 5, Pick 33 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 188th pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Miles Frazier. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.