COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

Post Dak Era B

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys found their guy under center in Milroe: B.

by Marc_G · 2025 NFL Draft · 7 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A
Future B

The Cowboys spent the pick that matters most on Jalen Milroe, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every board in the league had Sanders lower, and that gap is the story. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Jalen Milroe · QB · rank 30
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Shilo Sanders · S · rank 78
Shilo Sanders in No. 62 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 135
Raheim Sanders at pick No. 94 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
R4.30 · Pick 126 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 144
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for J.J. Weaver. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.30 · Pick 158 · Thor Griffith · DT · rank 162
Thor Griffith at the 158th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.30 · Pick 190 · Jalon Daniels · QB · rank 211
They reached a country mile for Jalon Daniels at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.30 · Pick 222 · Will Sheppard · WR · rank 212
Nice patience on Will Sheppard, who had no business lasting to slot 222. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.