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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

by Pastor · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Cowboys did exactly that with Emery Jones Jr. in pick No. 85. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Sampson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Mason Graham · DT · rank 7
In No. 7 they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.10 · Pick 10 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a three-down runner, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R1.14 · Pick 14 · Mykel Williams · DE-EDGE · rank 21
A straight-up fair deal on Mykel Williams at the 14th pick, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalon Walker in pick 33. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 17
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 34, where Nick Emmanwori graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 37
Tyler Booker slipping to slot 48 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 66
They paid a round early for Jalen Royals in pick 52, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 70
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. It fills a real need, too.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 89
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Danny Stutsman well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Cade Klubnik · QB · rank 140
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cade Klubnik. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Emery Jones Jr. · OT · rank 179
Emery Jones Jr. at pick No. 85 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.1 · Pick 102 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 103
Nicholas Singleton in the 102nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Daylen Everette · CB · rank 121
They talked themselves into Daylen Everette at No. 103, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.9 · Pick 110 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 43
Somehow Dylan Sampson was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 9, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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