COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 7 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 64 spots for Jaydon Blue, and value like that does not grow back. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Getting Winston Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Mason Graham · DT · rank 4
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 61
They took Dylan Sampson at par in No. 55, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 68
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Higgins. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Josaiah Stewart · DE-EDGE · rank 53
Josaiah Stewart at pick 76 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 83
Nothing to complain about; Carson Schwesinger went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.32 · Pick 96 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 87
They read the board right and Andrew Mukuba was the payoff at slot 96. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.17 · Pick 118 · Will Howard · QB · rank 103
Will Howard at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
R4.28 · Pick 129 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 98
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick No. 129 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Tommi Hill · CB · rank 153
By-the-book stuff, Tommi Hill at the 150th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Cobee Bryant · CB · rank 175
A straight-up fair deal on Cobee Bryant at Round 5, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Mitchell Evans · TE · rank 142
A tight end of that caliber at No. 172 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Tyler Batty · DE-EDGE · rank 225
They reached a country mile for Tyler Batty at pick 174, and the board is aghast. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Ajani Cornelius · OT · rank 166
Taking Ajani Cornelius in slot 190 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Hayden Conner · OG · rank 209
Hayden Conner at the 211th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Jaydon Blue · RB · rank 313
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaydon Blue well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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