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The Cowboys drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: D-.

by daunte61 · 2025 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 8 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The Cowboys went off the board in a big way for Gerry Bohanon, 189 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Higgins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 5
In slot 4 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R1.13 · Pick 13 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 13th pick they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 17
Taking Nick Emmanwori in pick 35 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 25
Jalon Walker at pick No. 44 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Bradyn Swinson · DE-EDGE · rank 67
Bradyn Swinson at Round 2, Pick 22 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 69
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at the 66th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Jayden Higgins · WR · rank 76
Jayden Higgins at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 65
Denzel Burke at the 73rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Hollin Pierce · OT · rank 111
Value said wait; Hollin Pierce in pick No. 78 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.13 · Pick 114 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 102
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nicholas Singleton in pick 114. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.10 · Pick 148 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 171
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 148th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.30 · Pick 168 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 130
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at No. 168. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Willie Lampkin · OG · rank 168
Willie Lampkin in slot 170 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Simeon Barrow Jr. · DL · rank 166
Good price on Simeon Barrow Jr. in Round 5, Pick 33, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · Jay Higgins · LB · rank 123
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in pick No. 189, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 145
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at pick 209 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.34 · Pick 248 · Gerry Bohanon · QB · rank 437
They reached into another round for Gerry Bohanon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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