D+
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys bled value on every deal, hence the D+.
by ElMeroMeroGF ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 5 steals
· 4 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Damien Martinez, 60 picks early at Round 5, Pick 33. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. However the rest shakes out, Igbinosun at that price is a win they earned.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In the 22nd pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Wyatt Milum at slot 47 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They let Jalen Milroe come to them and pounced at pick 56. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 90. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No drama and no debate, Dontay Corleone went about where he belonged in No. 117. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Shemar Stewart in slot 121 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They paid up for DJ Campbell at Round 4, Pick 25 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Davison Igbinosun in the 153rd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A tight end of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Nice patience on Nic Anderson, who had no business lasting to the 170th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Damien Martinez well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A wild overpay on Nazir Stackhouse in pick 189, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Tim Smith at No. 208 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
