B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys robbed the room for Stutsman. Final grade: B.
by Tug ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 9 steals
· 1 reaches
The Cowboys did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Danny Stutsman fell into slot 168. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
Reaching for Prather left real value on the table behind him. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 12 they get a bell-cow for the offense at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Malaki Starks at pick No. 44 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Alfred Collins slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Taking Deontae Lawson in Round 4, Pick 10 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They will replay Jake Majors at the 148th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Danny Stutsman at pick 168 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nicholas Singleton in No. 170 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
They paid sticker price for Connor Colby in the 171st pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Shemar Turner slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
The board fumbled Billy Bowman Jr. all the way to pick 187, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Kaden Prather in slot 209 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
