COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

cpu B-

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B-.

by cpu · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future D

The Eric Gregory selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 102 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Smith pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 17
Josh Simmons at No. 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 42
They paid sticker price for Tyleik Williams in pick No. 39, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 32
A tidy bit of business in the 44th overall pick, where Omarion Hampton graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 80
They talked themselves into Barrett Carter at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.11 · Pick 149 · Brashard Smith · RB · rank 111
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Brashard Smith in pick 149, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · KeAndre Lambert-Smith · WR · rank 187
A reach on KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the 171st pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.36 · Pick 174 · Eric Gregory · DL · rank 276
They reached a country mile for Eric Gregory at the 174th overall pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.35 · Pick 211 · Jeremy Crawshaw · P · rank 239
Jeremy Crawshaw at the 211th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · Jermari Harris · CB · rank 220
The board fumbled Jermari Harris all the way to slot 239, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Jackson Hawes · TE · rank 249
They took Jackson Hawes at par in pick No. 247, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.