COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Dallas Cowboys

No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Cowboys.

by HR · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

The tape said wait; the Cowboys did not. Tyler Batty went at pick No. 209, a good 105 picks before the board was ready. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Getting Lawson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Travis Hunter · CB · rank 1
In the 12th pick they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ashton Jeanty in pick 46, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Princely Umanmielen · DE-EDGE · rank 9
Princely Umanmielen at the 76th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.15 · Pick 116 · Tez Johnson · WR · rank 95
The board fumbled Tez Johnson all the way to No. 116, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Omarr Norman-Lott · DT · rank 77
Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 5, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 164
They did well to land Jaeden Roberts in pick No. 168, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 82
Taking Deontae Lawson in slot 170 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Keon Sabb · S · rank 101
Keon Sabb at Round 5, Pick 36 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Quinn Carroll · OT · rank 257
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Quinn Carroll well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Tyler Batty · DE-EDGE · rank 314
Tyler Batty at pick 209 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · KJ Jefferson · QB · rank 304
A big swing on KJ Jefferson at No. 247, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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