COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

HR-313-3 B

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Dallas Cowboys

Carter should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a B.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

Thirty-one other rooms let Barrett Carter slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at slot 151. Highway robbery.

They are betting Sorrell proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Travis Hunter · CB · rank 1
In pick 12 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Mason Graham · DT · rank 4
Somehow Mason Graham was still sitting there in pick No. 44, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 99
Cam Skattebo at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.13 · Pick 151 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 80
Barrett Carter at the 151st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Ajani Cornelius · OT · rank 166
Good price on Ajani Cornelius in Round 5, Pick 32, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Kyle McCord · QB · rank 120
They will replay Kyle McCord at No. 171 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
R5.36 · Pick 174 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 181
They paid sticker price for Oronde Gadsden II in the 174th overall pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.12 · Pick 188 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 170
Taking Jack Nelson in slot 188 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.35 · Pick 211 · Miles Frazier · OG · rank 240
They reached into another round for Miles Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.16 · Pick 232 · Roc Taylor · WR · rank 189
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Roc Taylor in Round 7, Pick 16, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 315
Barryn Sorrell at pick No. 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.