COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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HR-22-2 B

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

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

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Tyreak Sapp at pick 173 is 106 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

However the rest shakes out, Winston Jr. at that price is a win they earned. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 12th overall pick they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Tyleik Williams · DT · rank 49
Tyleik Williams in the 45th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 86
A premium they did not need to pay, Dylan Fairchild a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.14 · Pick 115 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 96
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tez Johnson in slot 115, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 84
Danny Stutsman in Round 5, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 93
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 168 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 135
They will replay Oronde Gadsden II at the 170th pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Tyreak Sapp · DE-EDGE · rank 279
Tyreak Sapp at No. 173 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Xavier Truss · OT · rank 277
Xavier Truss at the 186th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Jacob Parrish · CB · rank 203
A tidy little value on Jacob Parrish in slot 209, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · KJ Jefferson · QB · rank 301
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for KJ Jefferson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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