COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Dallas Cowboys

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Cowboys a B+.

by comrade golden goose · 2025 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Cowboys spent the 209th pick on Thor Griffith, a name most had 71 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Stutsman. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Cody Barton gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 23
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 38
Jihaad Campbell in the 44th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 31
Tate Ratledge at Round 2, Pick 19 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 71
Andrew Mukuba in the 76th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 42
Dylan Sampson in No. 90 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.24 · Pick 125 · Pat Bryant · WR · rank 139
They jumped the gun on Pat Bryant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11 · Pick 148 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 85
They will replay Danny Stutsman at pick 148 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.31 · Pick 168 · Jacob Parrish · CB · rank 199
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jacob Parrish in the Round 5 slot, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.33 · Pick 170 · Addison West · OG · rank 185
A reach for Addison West in No. 170; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.36 · Pick 173 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 110
Taking Cam Skattebo in pick No. 173 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Theo Wease Jr. · WR · rank 197
Theo Wease Jr. at slot 186 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · Elijah Arroyo · TE · rank 183
Elijah Arroyo at the 189th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Thor Griffith · DL · rank 280
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.32 · Pick 248 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 206
They robbed the room for Seth McLaughlin here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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