COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Dallas Cowboys

Ward is the Cowboys' new face under center. Grade: D+.

by Jets · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent pick 211 on Barryn Sorrell, a name the board had a full 117 spots lower. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Skattebo. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 7
In the 6th overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.12 · Pick 12 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 13
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 38
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Booker at pick No. 37, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 20
Jalon Walker at No. 44 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 70
Quinshon Judkins at the 76th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Joshua Farmer · DT · rank 123
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 150 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 128
Circle this one: Emery Jones Jr. at pick 170 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · O'Donnell Fortune · CB · rank 126
O'Donnell Fortune in the 172nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 105
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at Round 5, Pick 35. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 187
Fair-plus on JJ Pegues, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 328
They reached into another round for Barryn Sorrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Jake Briningstool · TE · rank 248
Jake Briningstool at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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