COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Dallas Cowboys

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

by Derrick · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

When a board-topper like Tahj Brooks slides to slot 172, you do not overthink it, and the Cowboys did not. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Hairston pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Mike Green · DE-EDGE · rank 27
In No. 12 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Maxwell Hairston · CB · rank 77
They reached into another round for Maxwell Hairston, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 83
No edge and no loss on Barrett Carter in Round 3, Pick 12; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Jeffrey Bassa · LB · rank 132
Jeffrey Bassa in the 150th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Tahj Brooks · RB · rank 127
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Tahj Brooks in slot 172, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Nick Nash · WR · rank 155
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Earnest Greene III · OT · rank 160
Circle this one: Earnest Greene III at the 190th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.16 · Pick 194 · Hayden Conner · OG · rank 213
A big swing on Hayden Conner at pick No. 194, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.24 · Pick 202 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 215
Trey Zuhn III in the 202nd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 170
RJ Harvey in slot 211 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Brady Cook · QB · rank 278
Value said wait; Brady Cook in No. 249 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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