COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

Good, not great, for the Cowboys: B.

by kalikowboy · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 6 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B+
Future B-

The Cowboys clearly saw something nobody else did in Jasheen Davis, taking him 131 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They banked enough surplus on Judkins to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In No. 17 they get a bell-cow for the offense, outstanding value to boot.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 54
Tyleik Williams at pick 44 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
Steal is underselling it; Jalon Walker at the 49th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 66
A tidy bit of business in slot 76, where Jalen Royals graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.17 · Pick 118 · Aeneas Peebles · DL · rank 84
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 118th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 161
Jaeden Roberts at Round 5, Pick 11 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 73
Quinshon Judkins at the 168th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 180
They paid up for JJ Pegues at the 170th pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.34 · Pick 171 · Jasheen Davis · DL-EDGE · rank 302
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jasheen Davis in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Quinn Carroll · OT · rank 248
Value said wait; Quinn Carroll in No. 187 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 331
Akheem Mesidor at pick 209 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Jake Briningstool · TE · rank 215
Taking Jake Briningstool in slot 247 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
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