COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 9 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

There is reaching, and then there is Barryn Sorrell at pick 152. The Cowboys jumped the board by 144 and dared it to prove them wrong. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

However the rest shakes out, Starks at that price is a win they earned. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 14th overall pick they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 21
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Walter Nolen reach pick 45 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 12
A safety of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 12 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to the 81st pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.14 · Pick 115 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 75
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 115 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 110
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.13 · Pick 150 · Nick Nash · WR · rank 152
Nick Nash at No. 150 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.15 · Pick 152 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 296
They reached into another round for Barryn Sorrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Jackson Slater · OG · rank 147
They barely believed it either: Jackson Slater still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 120
Terrance Ferguson at slot 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Kurtis Rourke · QB · rank 143
Taking Kurtis Rourke in pick 173 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Jaylin Smith · CB · rank 240
A wild overpay on Jaylin Smith in Round 6, Pick 11, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Tonka Hemingway · DT · rank 239
Tonka Hemingway in pick No. 209 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Maxen Hook · S · rank 241
Fair-plus on Maxen Hook, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
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