B
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys let Rourke fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by Jimmy's Ghost ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 10 steals
· 0 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Kurtis Rourke slide, and the Cowboys were the ones holding the card at the Round 7 slot. Highway robbery.
Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.
The back end got a real overhaul.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Travis Hunter in slot 12. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The board had Derrick Harmon higher than Round 2, Pick 12, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Dylan Sampson graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
The board fumbled Sebastian Castro all the way to pick 150, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach pick No. 170 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Terrance Ferguson in No. 172 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Jordan James in the 174th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jamaree Caldwell at the 190th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A top-tier running back at a bargain, LeQuint Allen in slot 211, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They will replay Kurtis Rourke at Round 7, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.