COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

cowboys mock draft D

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The Cowboys let Barton fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

by jordans · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future B+

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Cowboys, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Put together, it is a D.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The West pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Getting Barton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, wide receiver very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 14th pick they get an every-down engine for the run game, and a steal at that.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 74
No edge and no loss on Omarr Norman-Lott in slot 76; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 70
They read the board right and Quinshon Judkins was the payoff at the 80th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 128
Somehow Emery Jones Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 150, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.13 · Pick 152 · Darius Alexander · DT · rank 131
They will replay Darius Alexander at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 139
Lander Barton in pick 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 149
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 172nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Earnest Greene III · OT · rank 160
Earnest Greene III slipping to the 174th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · CJ West · DT · rank 217
A real head-scratcher, CJ West in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Cam Horsley · DT · rank 222
A premium they did not need to pay, Cam Horsley a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Tonka Hemingway · DT · rank 257
Tonka Hemingway at slot 249 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.