COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

Carnage B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys let Smith fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

by Getusum · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 8 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Brashard Smith, the No. 100 name on the board, stolen at the Round 6 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The cost of the Burch reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 22
Value with a capital V on Jalon Walker in No. 34, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 61
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jordan Burch · DE-EDGE · rank 107
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Burch this early at pick 76. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 39
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at the 107th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 85
Danny Stutsman in Round 5, Pick 11 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 167
A straight-up fair deal on Connor Colby at slot 168, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 110
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 170 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Billy Bowman Jr. · S · rank 109
Billy Bowman Jr. at the 173rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Jacob Parrish · CB · rank 194
A conviction pick on Jacob Parrish at slot 186 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.29 · Pick 204 · Brashard Smith · RB · rank 100
They barely believed it either: Brashard Smith still on the board at pick No. 204. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 124
They will replay Lander Barton at Round 6, Pick 34 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 201
Seth McLaughlin in the 248th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.