COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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HR-30-1 B

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 8 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Jasheen Davis, 130 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Getting Mondon Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In slot 12 they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 16
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to the 44th pick, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 69
Deone Walker slipping to Round 3, Pick 16 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Jaylin Noel · WR · rank 140
A tidy bit of business in the 148th overall pick, where Jaylin Noel graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.13 · Pick 150 · Jake Majors · C · rank 92
They will replay Jake Majors at pick 150 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 99
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 168 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Joshua Gray · OG · rank 170
No drama and no debate, Joshua Gray went about where he belonged in pick No. 170. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Jasheen Davis · DL-EDGE · rank 303
Jasheen Davis at the 173rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Anthony Belton · OT · rank 256
Anthony Belton at slot 186 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · KJ Jefferson · QB · rank 296
A big swing on KJ Jefferson at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.16 · Pick 232 · Terrance Ferguson · TE · rank 215
Terrance Ferguson is a better player than the 232nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Jack Kiser · LB · rank 188
Jack Kiser in No. 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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