COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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HR-34-4 B

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Dallas Cowboys

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

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 8 steals · 4 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A-
Future B-

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Jasheen Davis went at slot 243, a good 98 picks before the board was ready. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Burke. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Abdul Carter · DE-EDGE · rank 3
In No. 12 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 24
You do not let a wide receiver like Emeka Egbuka reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 69
Jayden Higgins at pick 76 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 100
Cam Skattebo at the 89th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.26 · Pick 127 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 130
Cody Simon in the 127th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 87
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at slot 150. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.28 · Pick 167 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 88
Circle this one: Denzel Burke at pick No. 167 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Riley Leonard · QB · rank 101
Riley Leonard in the 170th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 183
They paid up for Oronde Gadsden II at No. 172 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · RJ Harvey · RB · rank 159
RJ Harvey slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 35 is lovely value for the running back. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 162
The board fumbled Jonah Monheim all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Ajani Cornelius · OT · rank 166
Steal is underselling it; Ajani Cornelius at the 211th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.25 · Pick 243 · Jasheen Davis · DL-EDGE · rank 341
They reached a country mile for Jasheen Davis at pick 243, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Thor Griffith · DL · rank 295
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in slot 249 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
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