COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Dallas Cowboys

The jury is out on the Cowboys. For now, C+.

by GRMJR · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 9 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 59 spots for Alfred Collins, and value like that does not grow back. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 41
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jonah Savaiinaea · OT · rank 57
A premium they did not need to pay, Jonah Savaiinaea a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.34 · Pick 98 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 85
Quinshon Judkins is a better player than slot 98 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 127
They reached a country mile for Jaeden Roberts at the 99th pick, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.16 · Pick 117 · Karene Reid · LB · rank 108
The board had Karene Reid higher than the 117th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.15 · Pick 153 · Quincy Riley · CB · rank 170
They jumped the gun on Quincy Riley, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.31 · Pick 169 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 209
Nazir Stackhouse at Round 5, Pick 31 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Dane Key · WR · rank 179
Dane Key at pick No. 170 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Jaydn Ott · RB · rank 182
A reach on Jaydn Ott in No. 171; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · T.J. Sanders · DT · rank 224
A big swing on T.J. Sanders at pick 189, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Alfred Collins · DL · rank 267
Alfred Collins at the 208th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
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