COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The rest of the league had time to spare on Barryn Sorrell; the Cowboys did not wait, grabbing him 117 spots ahead at slot 211. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Winston Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 5
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 41
Good price on Kaleb Johnson in pick 44, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 74
Fair-plus on Omarr Norman-Lott, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.17 · Pick 118 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 87
Carson Schwesinger at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Ajani Cornelius · OT · rank 114
Somehow Ajani Cornelius was still sitting there in No. 150, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 149
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Monheim at pick No. 170 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 143
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Oronde Gadsden II in the 172nd pick, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 104
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Mello Dotson · CB · rank 140
Mello Dotson at the 190th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.17 · Pick 195 · Addison West · OG · rank 201
Addison West in pick 195 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 328
Barryn Sorrell at Round 6, Pick 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Maxen Hook · S · rank 258
Maxen Hook at slot 249 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
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