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Dallas Cowboys

A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cowboys: B+.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A-
Future A-

The Barryn Sorrell pick is the one that will follow the Cowboys into the fall. They took him 101 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Shough. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Lukas Van Ness gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 22
In pick No. 23 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Kaleb Johnson · RB · rank 43
Kaleb Johnson at Round 2, Pick 12 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Isaiah Bond · WR · rank 56
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Bond at pick 54 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.22 · Pick 123 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 87
Andrew Mukuba in the 123rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.11 · Pick 150 · Hollin Pierce · OT · rank 113
Hollin Pierce in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.31 · Pick 170 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 182
They jumped the gun on Jay Higgins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33 · Pick 172 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 171
No drama and no debate, Jack Nelson went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.35 · Pick 174 · Mello Dotson · CB · rank 132
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 174 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.12 · Pick 190 · Tyler Shough · QB · rank 142
Taking Tyler Shough in the 190th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.33 · Pick 211 · Barryn Sorrell · LB-EDGE · rank 312
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Barryn Sorrell. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.31 · Pick 249 · Ty Hamilton · DT · rank 238
Ty Hamilton in pick 249 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
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