COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Dallas Cowboys

Restrepo should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a A.

by kalikowboy23 · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 13 steals · 0 reaches
Value A+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Xavier Restrepo, the No. 22 name on the board, in pick 170.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

In the end it comes back to Walter Nolen, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 12
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
Ashton Jeanty in pick 44 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Wyatt Milum · OT · rank 9
They robbed the room for Wyatt Milum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · T.J. Sanders · DT · rank 38
Circle this one: T.J. Sanders at slot 94 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.12 · Pick 113 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 5
They will replay Cam Ward at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.18 · Pick 119 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 10
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach pick No. 119 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.29 · Pick 130 · Jahdae Barron · S · rank 14
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in the 130th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.13 · Pick 151 · Bradyn Swinson · DE-EDGE · rank 64
Bradyn Swinson at No. 151 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.31 · Pick 169 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 51
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 169 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Xavier Restrepo · WR · rank 22
Taking Xavier Restrepo in No. 170 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.34 · Pick 172 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 56
Dylan Fairchild at the 172nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Kyle Kennard · DE-EDGE · rank 86
Kyle Kennard at slot 188 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Alfred Collins · DL · rank 93
Steal is underselling it; Alfred Collins at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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