B-
Dallas Cowboys
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B-.
by HR ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 6 steals
· 1 reaches
The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for Jasheen Davis, 108 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.
Getting Belton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Johnson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Nice patience on Jayden Higgins, who had no business lasting to slot 76. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to the 149th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
By-the-book stuff, Quincy Riley at No. 171 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Tyler Shough at pick No. 174 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Anthony Belton reach pick No. 204 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Good price on Addison West in the 211th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at No. 239 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached a country mile for Jasheen Davis at pick 247, and the board is aghast. Stacking talent where they were already deep.