B
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Jr. should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.
by Batman ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 9 steals
· 0 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Chris Paul Jr. at the 209th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot.
Taking Jalon Walker in the 44th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at the 76th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Kyren Lacy at pick 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nazir Stackhouse. The roster fit checks out.
They barely believed it either: Billy Bowman Jr. still on the board at No. 173. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 186 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach Round 6, Pick 14 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Chris Paul Jr. in pick 209 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Somehow Seth McLaughlin was still sitting there in the 248th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.