COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Dallas Cowboys

Leonard should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a D+.

by gjohnson58 · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 9 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future A

You could see the war room lean forward. Riley Leonard at Round 5, Pick 31 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They will need Hook to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 21
In the 27th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Derrick Harmon · DT · rank 29
Derrick Harmon at pick 38 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Princely Umanmielen · DE-EDGE · rank 34
They let Princely Umanmielen come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 12. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 46
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Watts at the 73rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Donovan Jackson · OT · rank 86
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in slot 91. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.12 · Pick 113 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
Cam Skattebo in pick No. 113 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.13 · Pick 114 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 89
They will replay Denzel Burke at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Riley Leonard · QB · rank 106
They barely believed it either: Riley Leonard still on the board at No. 170. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 136
Cody Simon in the 172nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · LeQuint Allen · RB · rank 141
LeQuint Allen at the 174th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.39 · Pick 178 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 149
Circle this one: Jonah Monheim at Round 5, Pick 39 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 187
Nothing to complain about; JJ Pegues went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Kyle Williams · WR · rank 209
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in pick 211; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Maxen Hook · S · rank 258
A conviction pick on Maxen Hook at pick No. 249 that the board grades a round light. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
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