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Dallas Cowboys

Quarterback settled, Sanders in the fold, and a D- for the Cowboys.

by Triggaman · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future C+

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Will Sheppard at slot 249 is 104 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Shedeur Sanders · QB · rank 6
In pick 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In pick No. 12 they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 14
A tight end of that caliber at the 33rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 18
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in the 44th pick, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 56
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in No. 67, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
Jihaad Campbell in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Jake Majors · C · rank 107
They will replay Jake Majors at pick 150 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · LaJohntay Wester · WR · rank 233
LaJohntay Wester in Round 5, Pick 31 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 70
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at the 172nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Hayden Conner · OG · rank 213
Hayden Conner in pick No. 190 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Cam Jackson · DT · rank 230
A big swing on Cam Jackson at slot 211, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Will Sheppard · WR · rank 353
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Sheppard well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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