COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

Larceny in Round 6, Pick 11 lands the Cowboys a B, Neal and all.

by kalikowboy23 · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 10 steals · 4 reaches
Value B+
Need B-
Trades C+
Future B-

Somebody in pick No. 186 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Devin Neal, the No. 88 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Dart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Cowboys indulged a want in Ivey while a need in cornerback and tight end stayed open.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Kenneth Grant · DL · rank 28
In slot 28 they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Jack Sawyer · DE · rank 26
You do not let an edge rusher like Jack Sawyer reach the 57th pick and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
Taking Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 74 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Jaxson Dart · QB · rank 146
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaxson Dart this early at No. 89. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 44
Somehow Dylan Sampson was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 33, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.25 · Pick 126 · Jared Ivey · DE · rank 83
A want over a need in the 126th overall pick: Jared Ivey adds an edge rusher while cornerback and tight end keeps waiting.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 91
Danny Stutsman at pick 141 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.10 · Pick 148 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 77
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.25 · Pick 163 · Jake Majors · C · rank 97
Jake Majors in pick No. 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.30 · Pick 168 · Jordan Burch · DE · rank 117
They robbed the room for Jordan Burch here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Jalen Catalon · S · rank 152
Steal is underselling it; Jalen Catalon at the 170th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 194
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nazir Stackhouse. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Devin Neal · RB · rank 88
Devin Neal at slot 186 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Tonka Hemingway · DT · rank 229
Value said wait; Tonka Hemingway in the 209th overall pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.29 · Pick 243 · Xzavier Henderson · WR · rank 251
They paid a round early for Xzavier Henderson in the Round 7 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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