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Dallas Cowboys

A solid, sensible weekend for the Cowboys: B.

by gflex · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 8 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A-
Future B-

The Cowboys torched the value chart for Ethan Downs, taking him 75 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Higgins steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 11
In pick No. 17 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 56
Alfred Collins at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Quinn Ewers · QB · rank 97
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Quinn Ewers. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jack Bech · WR · rank 70
A tidy little value on Jack Bech in the 76th pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.15 · Pick 116 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
A tidy bit of business in slot 116, where Cam Skattebo graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.17 · Pick 118 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 110
They read the board right and Smael Mondon Jr. was the payoff at pick 118. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Luke Lachey · TE · rank 194
A big swing on Luke Lachey at pick No. 150, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.13 · Pick 152 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 137
They let Jay Higgins come to them and pounced at the 152nd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 183
Jaylen Reed at pick 170 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Hayden Conner · OG · rank 209
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Conner in slot 172, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · CJ West · DT · rank 212
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Ethan Downs · DE-EDGE · rank 265
They reached a country mile for Ethan Downs at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Jack Kiser · LB · rank 199
The board had Jack Kiser higher than Round 6, Pick 33, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Kaden Prather · WR · rank 260
Kaden Prather in No. 249 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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