D
Dallas Cowboys
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a D weekend for the Cowboys.
by CMS ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 26 picks
· 6 steals
· 16 reaches
The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Thor Griffith, 129 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here.
The Brooks value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
In slot 12 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Walter Nolen in the 33rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Isaiah Bond at Round 2, Pick 12 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Charles Grant at pick No. 67 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 76th overall pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They reached into another round for Willie Lampkin, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Quinn Ewers in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
No edge and no loss on Cam Skattebo in the 103rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rylie Mills well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Ty Robinson at the 150th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Nick Nash is a better player than pick No. 165 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Logan Brown at No. 172. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Tahj Brooks at slot 173 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They reached a country mile for Tonka Hemingway at the 174th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in No. 181, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Cody Lindenberg in slot 190 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Value said wait; Jahvaree Ritzie in the 194th pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
CJ West in pick No. 202 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They talked themselves into Joey Slackman at Round 6, Pick 33, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
A big swing on Shaun Dolac at pick 216, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Kain Medrano in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A real head-scratcher, Hunter Wohler in Round 7, Pick 11 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Maxen Hook in pick 236, miles early. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
No drama and no debate, Jake Briningstool went about where he belonged in pick No. 249. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gino Garcia this early at the 257th overall pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.