COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cowboys and Knight Jr.: B+.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 8 steals · 2 reaches
Value A-
Need B+
Trades A-
Future B-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Demetrius Knight Jr. got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 190. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Every board in the league had Jefferson lower, and that gap is the story. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 5
In the 12th pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
Taking Ashton Jeanty in pick No. 46 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 39
Tyleik Williams at the 76th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.16 · Pick 117 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 87
Carson Schwesinger in Round 4, Pick 16 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 75
Tate Ratledge in slot 150 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 214
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Zuhn III in pick 170, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Lathan Ransom · S · rank 110
Lathan Ransom in No. 172 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 145
Circle this one: Robert Spears-Jennings at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 61
Somehow Demetrius Knight Jr. was still sitting there in the 190th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 121
They robbed the room for Terrance Ferguson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.26 · Pick 244 · KJ Jefferson · QB · rank 348
A swing that ignored the value entirely, KJ Jefferson well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Miles Frazier · OG · rank 242
Miles Frazier in slot 249 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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