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nfldraftbuzz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 2, 2025

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  • nfldraftbuzz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cowboys
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DAL)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
Makhi Hughes
RB Tulane
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (DAL)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DAL)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (SF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Makhi Hughes
RB Tulane
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureF
Stewart should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Evan Stewart slide 62 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Sabb pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
No drama and no debate, Keldric Faulk went about where he belonged in the Round 1 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick28 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In pick 28 they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick41 Rnd2 Eric Singleton Jr.
Eric Singleton Jr. at Round 2, Pick 9 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick60 Rnd2 Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at the 60th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
A want over a need in No. 109: Keon Sabb adds a safety while cornerback, offensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick148 Rnd5 Austin Romaine
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Austin Romaine in the 148th overall pick, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at pick No. 177 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Malachi Nelson
They barely believed it either: Malachi Nelson still on the board at slot 214. The roster fit checks out.