B
Dallas Cowboys
Grand theft in slot 209: the Cowboys steal Bassa and grade out a B.
by Hr ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 9 steals
· 3 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Jeffrey Bassa at Round 6, Pick 34 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
If Crenshaw-Dickson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 17 they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in the 44th pick, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Tyler Booker slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach pick No. 76 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 16 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A big swing on Shemar Turner at slot 148, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ West. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the 170th overall pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They robbed the room for Keon Sabb here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nazir Stackhouse. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Circle this one: Lathan Ransom at pick No. 191 is a fall that decides a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Jeffrey Bassa at No. 209 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Somehow Jonah Monheim was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 31, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.