COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Dallas Cowboys

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Cowboys to a D+.

by CaptainFranc · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B+

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Cowboys reached some 143 spots for J.J. Weaver, and value like that does not grow back. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Abdul Carter · DE-EDGE · rank 17
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Cameron Williams · OT · rank 40
In pick 27 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 15
Omarion Hampton in slot 46 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Isaiah Bond · WR · rank 35
They let Isaiah Bond come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Derrick Harmon · DT · rank 45
They barely believed it either: Derrick Harmon still on the board at the 75th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 30
Taking Tate Ratledge in pick No. 83 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.26 · Pick 127 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 120
Harold Perkins Jr. at the 127th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.28 · Pick 129 · Dontay Corleone · DT · rank 115
Dontay Corleone in the 129th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.11 · Pick 149 · Cobee Bryant · CB · rank 168
Value said wait; Cobee Bryant in Round 5, Pick 11 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.31 · Pick 169 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 92
Deontae Lawson at pick No. 169 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 150
Eli Stowers in pick 170 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Kyle Monangai · RB · rank 176
Kyle Monangai at No. 186 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 352
They reached a country mile for J.J. Weaver at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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