COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

More right than wrong for the Cowboys, and a B to prove it.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Akheem Mesidor in pick No. 211, a good 131 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Landing Mondon Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 12th overall pick they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 15
Tyler Warren in the 44th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 67
The board had Deone Walker higher than slot 76, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 184
They reached into another round for Dont'e Thornton Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Joshua Gray · OG · rank 179
Joshua Gray at No. 172 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 110
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at pick No. 174. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.3 · Pick 181 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 187
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Reed in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Jordan Hancock · S · rank 203
They paid a round early for Jordan Hancock in pick No. 190, more than the board wanted. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 342
Value said wait; Akheem Mesidor in slot 211 says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.38 · Pick 216 · Xavier Truss · OT · rank 281
Xavier Truss in Round 6, Pick 38 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Karene Reid · LB · rank 192
They will replay Karene Reid at pick 249 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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