COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

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

by Triggaman · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 7 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Cowboys started one anyway for Barryn Sorrell, 155 picks ahead of schedule. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Getting Wilson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 12th pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R1.14 · Pick 14 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 17
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 14
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at pick 33 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Isaiah Bond · WR · rank 54
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaiah Bond a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Jalen Milroe · QB · rank 101
They reached a country mile for Jalen Milroe at slot 45, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach the 67th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 41
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Johnson at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 46
Taking Xavier Watts in Round 3, Pick 12 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Savion Williams · WR · rank 98
A reach for Savion Williams in slot 89; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.9 · Pick 110 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 78
They will replay Elijah Arroyo at pick 110 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.26 · Pick 127 · Joshua Farmer · DT · rank 121
A tidy little value on Joshua Farmer in pick No. 127, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Cobee Bryant · CB · rank 186
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cobee Bryant in the 150th pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Jared Wilson · C · rank 108
They barely believed it either: Jared Wilson still on the board at the 170th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 327
They left a pile of value on the table to take Barryn Sorrell this early at No. 172. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · LaJohntay Wester · WR · rank 233
A real head-scratcher, LaJohntay Wester in the 174th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.