COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The Cowboys looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Collin Oliver at slot 204 regardless, 119 picks early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 9
Nothing to complain about; Tetairoa McMillan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 32
Omarion Hampton in pick No. 44 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 74
They paid sticker price for Elijah Arroyo in slot 76, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.11 · Pick 149 · Anthony Belton · OT · rank 115
Circle this one: Anthony Belton at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Quincy Riley · CB · rank 171
No drama and no debate, Quincy Riley went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 33. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.21 · Pick 197 · Dayon Hayes · DE-EDGE · rank 296
A real head-scratcher, Dayon Hayes in No. 197 is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.28 · Pick 204 · Collin Oliver · LB-EDGE · rank 323
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Collin Oliver. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.32 · Pick 208 · Dillon Gabriel · QB · rank 128
The board fumbled Dillon Gabriel all the way to the 208th pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.35 · Pick 211 · Karene Reid · LB · rank 193
Karene Reid in pick 211 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · KeAndre Lambert-Smith · WR · rank 185
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in pick No. 239 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 179
Jaylen Reed in slot 247 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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