COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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20250303v2_kk_draft C+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys land in the muddy middle: C+.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades D+
Future B-

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent the Round 6 slot on Jahvaree Ritzie, a name the board had a full 41 spots lower. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

That Gabriel pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

If Walter Nolen and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 19
In the 25th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 31
The board had Omarion Hampton higher than pick No. 44, and the running back fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Kyle Kennard · DE-EDGE · rank 75
Kyle Kennard at pick 76 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 72
They let Jayden Higgins come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 25. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Dillon Gabriel · QB · rank 131
Dillon Gabriel in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Ty Robinson · DL · rank 158
Nice patience on Ty Robinson, who had no business lasting to No. 170. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 160
They read the board right and RJ Harvey was the payoff at pick No. 172. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 169
Nothing to complain about; Jack Nelson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 179
Jay Higgins slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Jahvaree Ritzie · DL · rank 252
Jahvaree Ritzie at slot 211 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Torricelli Simpkins III · OG · rank 244
Torricelli Simpkins III at the 249th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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