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Dallas Cowboys
Grand theft in pick 150: the Cowboys steal Higgins and grade out a B.
by GMRichardson ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 8 steals
· 0 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Jayden Higgins slide 77 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. The bottom line is a respectable B.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 12th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Jihaad Campbell in slot 44 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 150th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jonah Monheim in Round 5, Pick 31 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Raheim Sanders slid further than he should have, and No. 172 is lovely value for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Brashard Smith at pick No. 174 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Somehow Kurtis Rourke was still sitting there in pick 190, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at slot 211 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at Round 7, Pick 31 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.