D
Dallas Cowboys
Ward is the plan now, and the Cowboys grade out a D.
by Steve0122morgan ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 12 steals
· 6 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Alfred Collins at pick 119, a reach of 109 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Burden III. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.
Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In the 13th pick they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
They will replay Denzel Burke at No. 43 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Somehow Malaki Starks was still sitting there in pick No. 46, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Patrick Payton at slot 77 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Value said wait; Jihaad Campbell in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at pick 99 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Luther Burden III in pick No. 103, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
You do not let a safety like Sonny Styles reach Round 4, Pick 11 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Alfred Collins well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Ozzy Trapilo in the 145th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Trey Zuhn III in No. 149 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Jacas this early at the 169th overall pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
A real head-scratcher, Ben Yurosek in No. 175 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jeffrey Bassa in Round 6, Pick 13, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Joshua Gray at the 207th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They barely believed it either: Daylen Everette still on the board at pick 209. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Circle this one: Azareye'h Thomas at pick No. 244 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board fumbled Kyren Lacy all the way to slot 252, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.