COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Noel: A.

by Jdr832 · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value A
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Cowboys watched Jaylin Noel slide 75 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jahdae Barron · CB · rank 13
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get an island corner, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 14
Steal is underselling it; Luther Burden III at slot 44 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 65
Quinshon Judkins slipping to the 76th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Demetrius Knight Jr. · LB · rank 58
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick 97, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.34 · Pick 136 · Ozzy Trapilo · OT · rank 85
Ozzy Trapilo in No. 136 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.11 · Pick 149 · Jordan Phillips · DT · rank 108
They will replay Jordan Phillips at pick No. 149 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Jaylin Noel · WR · rank 96
Somehow Jaylin Noel was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.38 · Pick 176 · Kurtis Rourke · QB · rank 136
Kurtis Rourke at the 176th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.28 · Pick 204 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 148
A running back of that caliber at the 204th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.12 · Pick 228 · Carson Vinson · OT · rank 219
Value with a capital V on Carson Vinson in Round 7, Pick 12, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · Sam Brown · WR · rank 237
Sam Brown at pick No. 239 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Donovan Smith · QB · rank 244
Donovan Smith at the 247th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It fills a real need, too.
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