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Dallas Cowboys

A weekend the Cowboys spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

by MlepnosMyers · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Caden Prieskorn went at the 209th pick, a good 103 picks before the board was ready.

The Skattebo steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left cornerback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In slot 12 they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jaxson Dart · QB · rank 136
A wild overpay on Jaxson Dart in the 44th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 172
JJ Pegues at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 113
Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 148 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.13 · Pick 150 · Antwane Wells Jr. · WR · rank 171
They talked themselves into Antwane Wells Jr. at Round 5, Pick 13, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 110
Cam Skattebo in pick 170 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Jeffrey Bassa · LB · rank 118
Circle this one: Jeffrey Bassa at pick No. 173 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Tonka Hemingway · DT · rank 219
Tonka Hemingway in the 186th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Caden Prieskorn · TE · rank 312
Value said wait; Caden Prieskorn in No. 209 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.19 · Pick 235 · Henry Parrish Jr. · RB · rank 234
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Henry Parrish Jr.. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Jimmy Horn Jr. · WR · rank 289
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jimmy Horn Jr. in Round 7, Pick 32, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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