COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Dependable B+

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The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B+.

by JMilligan1991 · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 9 steals · 5 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B+
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent No. 171 on Tyreak Sapp, a name the board had a full 100 spots lower. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Getting Carter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Jack Sawyer · DE-EDGE · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. More want than need.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 40
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 62
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Alfred Collins in pick 76. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 94
They paid a round early for Tez Johnson in No. 79, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.21 · Pick 122 · Gunnar Helm · TE · rank 70
They barely believed it either: Gunnar Helm still on the board at the 122nd pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.25 · Pick 126 · Luke Kandra · OG · rank 107
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.9 · Pick 146 · Will Howard · QB · rank 130
Will Howard in Round 5, Pick 9 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 82
Barrett Carter at the 148th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.23 · Pick 160 · Kobe Hudson · WR · rank 192
Kobe Hudson at the Round 5 slot 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.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Lathan Ransom · S · rank 103
Lathan Ransom at the 168th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Quinn Carroll · OT · rank 247
Quinn Carroll in slot 170 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.34 · Pick 171 · Tyreak Sapp · DE-EDGE · rank 271
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyreak Sapp. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Xavier Scott · CB · rank 158
Xavier Scott in No. 187 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 174
Circle this one: Zane Durant at pick No. 209 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Deion Burks · WR · rank 256
A premium they did not need to pay, Deion Burks a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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