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Dallas Cowboys

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

by Starhigh69 · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B+

The Cowboys spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Dillon Gabriel, the No. 132 name on the board, in the 190th pick.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, with Tetairoa McMillan leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 10
In the 14th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 43
Kaleb Johnson at pick 51 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 67
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 12, where Deone Walker graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 129
Steal is underselling it; Emery Jones Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Jeffrey Bassa · LB · rank 131
Jeffrey Bassa in slot 172 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Dillon Gabriel · QB · rank 132
Somehow Dillon Gabriel was still sitting there in the 190th overall pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. The roster fit checks out.
R6.13 · Pick 191 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 150
Raheim Sanders in No. 191 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.20 · Pick 198 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 180
JJ Pegues at pick No. 198 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.32 · Pick 210 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 183
Jay Higgins at Round 6, Pick 32 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Luke Lachey · TE · rank 193
They robbed the room for Luke Lachey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.36 · Pick 214 · Jordan Hancock · S · rank 198
Value with a capital V on Jordan Hancock in slot 214, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Clay Webb · OG · rank 242
Clay Webb at No. 249 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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