COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

Stutsman should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

by Pwalzer · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Danny Stutsman, the No. 86 name on the board, stolen at pick 187. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. They will need Collins to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In pick No. 12 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 62
Alfred Collins in slot 44 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach Round 3, Pick 12 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Luke Kandra · OG · rank 109
Steal is underselling it; Luke Kandra at the 148th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Jack Bech · WR · rank 95
Jack Bech in the 168th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 92
A safety of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.34 · Pick 171 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 175
By-the-book stuff, Zane Durant at pick 171 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 86
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at No. 187. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 123
Taking Jay Higgins in pick No. 209 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Jonas Sanker · S · rank 198
Circle this one: Jonas Sanker at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
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