COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys let Rourke fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

by FakeTrades · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future C+

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Kurtis Rourke, the No. 135 name on the board, stolen at the 224th overall pick. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Monheim reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In pick No. 12 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Tre Harris · WR · rank 50
A premium they did not need to pay, Tre Harris a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 41
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Alfred Collins · DT · rank 56
Alfred Collins at slot 68 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 48
They will replay Aireontae Ersery at pick 76 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.5 · Pick 144 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 83
A linebacker of that caliber at the 144th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Jonah Monheim · C · rank 162
The board had cheaper options than Jonah Monheim at No. 150, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.29 · Pick 207 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 179
Jaylen Reed in the 207th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 174
You do not let a wide receiver like Dont'e Thornton Jr. reach pick No. 211 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.40 · Pick 218 · Donovan Edwards · RB · rank 186
Donovan Edwards at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.6 · Pick 224 · Kurtis Rourke · QB · rank 135
Kurtis Rourke at slot 224 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.20 · Pick 238 · Ty Hamilton · DT · rank 239
Ty Hamilton at No. 238 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · John Williams · OT · rank 242
Fair-plus on John Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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