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Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by cowboys22220 · 2025 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 10 steals · 2 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A-

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cowboys spent Round 5, Pick 32 on Que Robinson, a name the board had a full 81 spots lower. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

That Reid pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In No. 20 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 14
You do not let a wide receiver like Luther Burden III reach the 44th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 64
Deone Walker is a better player than pick No. 76 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 69
Tate Ratledge slid further than he should have, and pick 82 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.15 · Pick 117 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 80
Barrett Carter in slot 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.20 · Pick 122 · Jaylin Noel · WR · rank 96
Jaylin Noel in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.11 · Pick 149 · Brashard Smith · RB · rank 111
A running back of that caliber at the 149th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.32 · Pick 170 · Que Robinson · LB-EDGE · rank 251
A big swing on Que Robinson at Round 5, Pick 32, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.33 · Pick 171 · Quincy Riley · CB · rank 171
They took Quincy Riley at par in slot 171, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.36 · Pick 174 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 177
Nohl Williams in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.9 · Pick 185 · Nazir Stackhouse · DL · rank 192
By-the-book stuff, Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 185 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.12 · Pick 188 · Logan Brown · OT · rank 143
They will replay Logan Brown at No. 188 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.15 · Pick 191 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 179
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylen Reed at the 191st overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.35 · Pick 211 · Seth McLaughlin · C · rank 241
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Seth McLaughlin. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Karene Reid · LB · rank 193
Karene Reid at pick 247 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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