C+
Dallas Cowboys
Larceny in slot 168 lands the Cowboys a C+, Stutsman and all.
by lil pedro ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 4 steals
· 5 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Danny Stutsman had no business being available in the 168th pick, and the Cowboys did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.
The Ritzie reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Kenneth Grant in slot 44 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jordan Burch at No. 76 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 148th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Danny Stutsman at pick No. 168 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A wild overpay on Jahvaree Ritzie in the 186th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Miles Frazier at pick 209 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Thor Griffith in the 248th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tim Smith in No. 253, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.