COWBOYS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Dallas Cowboys

Johnson should have been long gone. The Cowboys pounced, and earned a D.

by Preacher · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 7 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B+

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kaleb Johnson got past him. The Cowboys do not have to explain a thing at slot 150. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

They are betting Stackhouse proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will answer for taking safety early while cornerback, quarterback and other spots went begging.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Cameron Williams · OT · rank 30
In No. 25 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 9
Nick Emmanwori at the 44th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 27
A linebacker of that caliber at the 53rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 21
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at slot 64 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Jalen Royals · WR · rank 73
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen Royals at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.36 · Pick 100 · Nic Scourton · DL · rank 45
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Nic Scourton in pick 100, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.21 · Pick 122 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 167
They reached into another round for Jaeden Roberts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.23 · Pick 124 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 92
Danny Stutsman in Round 4, Pick 23 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.25 · Pick 126 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 75
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Andrew Mukuba adds a safety and leaves cornerback, quarterback and other spots untouched.
R4.29 · Pick 130 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 193
Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 130 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
R4.37 · Pick 138 · Antwaun Powell-Ryland · DL · rank 164
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Antwaun Powell-Ryland well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Jamon Dumas-Johnson · LB · rank 204
A big swing on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 141st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.12 · Pick 150 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 41
The board fumbled Kaleb Johnson all the way to pick 150, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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