B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys robbed the room for Judkins. Final grade: B.
by kalikowboy23 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 4 steals
· 6 reaches
The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Quinshon Judkins fell into slot 173. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
Every board in the league had Uiagalelei lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 12 they get a bendy edge with upside. More want than need.
They went early on Deone Walker in Round 2, Pick 19, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in slot 120, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
No drama and no debate, Pat Bryant went about where he belonged in pick 148. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty Robinson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Luke Kandra at the 170th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at No. 173 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Jahvaree Ritzie in the 186th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Tonka Hemingway in Round 6, Pick 14 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
DJ Uiagalelei at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Amari Kight. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brennan Presley this early at No. 248. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.