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Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 32: the Cowboys steal Neal and grade out a B.

by Ptyler1997 · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 10 steals · 1 reaches
Value A
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Devin Neal, the Round 5 slot, roughly 86 picks past where he belonged.

They will need Wedig to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · Mason Graham · DT · rank 7
In the 13th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 18
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in pick 44, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 43
They will replay Dylan Sampson at Round 3, Pick 21 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.35 · Pick 136 · Evan Stewart · WR · rank 99
Taking Evan Stewart in slot 136 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.10 · Pick 148 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 82
Deontae Lawson at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.30 · Pick 168 · Jake Majors · C · rank 93
Jake Majors at the 168th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Devin Neal · RB · rank 84
Circle this one: Devin Neal at pick No. 170 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 126
Harold Perkins Jr. in No. 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 130
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at Round 6, Pick 9 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 148
A safety of that caliber at slot 189 is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 123
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the 209th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.34 · Pick 248 · Trey Wedig · OT · rank 284
Trey Wedig at pick No. 248 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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