COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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HR-27-2 B-

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Dallas Cowboys

Best value of the weekend goes to the Cowboys for Castro: B-.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Somebody in the 174th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cowboys sat still while Sebastian Castro, the No. 93 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Sorrell has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 12th overall pick they get a bell-cow for the offense, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 56
Alfred Collins at pick 44 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 63
Jalen Royals is a better player than pick No. 76 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 135
The board had Cody Simon higher than slot 150, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Miles Frazier · OG · rank 236
They left a pile of value on the table to take Miles Frazier this early at the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Tyler Shough · QB · rank 146
Tyler Shough in Round 5, Pick 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Sebastian Castro · S · rank 93
Sebastian Castro at the 174th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Dorian Strong · CB · rank 169
Taking Dorian Strong in No. 190 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.9 · Pick 227 · Jordan Hancock · S · rank 199
Jordan Hancock in pick 227 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.12 · Pick 230 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 311
A real head-scratcher, Barryn Sorrell in No. 230 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Tonka Hemingway · DT · rank 249
Tonka Hemingway at Round 7, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
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