B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys let Leonard fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.
by Kylebg ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 10 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Riley Leonard, the 204th overall pick, roughly 77 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ashton Jeanty at pick No. 12 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Taking Tyler Warren in slot 44 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They will replay Alfred Collins at the 76th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at No. 149. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Luke Kandra at Round 5, Pick 33 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
You do not let a cornerback like Nohl Williams reach the 174th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Riley Leonard at pick 204 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Damien Martinez at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, KeAndre Lambert-Smith in No. 239, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Circle this one: R.J. Mickens at slot 247 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.