COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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The Cowboys robbed the room for Thornton Jr.. Final grade: B.

by Crazylife · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades D+
Future A

Call it larceny. Dont'e Thornton Jr. sat on the board until pick 211, and the Cowboys did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 17
Walter Nolen slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 2 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
Jihaad Campbell in the 44th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 65
No edge and no loss on Dylan Sampson in pick No. 65; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Elic Ayomanor · WR · rank 57
They will replay Elic Ayomanor at slot 76 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Kyle McCord · QB · rank 125
Taking Kyle McCord in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 153
Raheim Sanders slipping to the 170th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 147
Jonah Monheim in pick 172 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 159
A tidy bit of business in No. 174, where Bhayshul Tuten graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Dorian Strong · CB · rank 169
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 190 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 180
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 211th pick, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Clay Webb · OG · rank 242
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 31 with a little surplus value in Clay Webb. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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