B+
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B+.
by psicosis6878yahoocom ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 4 steals
· 9 reaches
The Xavian Sorey Jr. selection is the head-turner. The Cowboys reached 50 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
That Williams pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Omarion Hampton in pick 35, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They read the board right and Cameron Ward was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A reach for Trey Zuhn III in the 94th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A straight-up fair deal on Denver Harris at pick No. 107, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Hunter Wohler at the 114th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dasan McCullough in No. 125. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Xavian Sorey Jr. in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jasheen Davis at pick 131 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A wild overpay on Akheem Mesidor in Round 5, Pick 11, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
They reached a country mile for Bru McCoy at the 155th pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They reached into another round for Dominic Lovett, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Antonio Williams at the 158th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No drama and no debate, Steve Linton went about where he belonged in No. 178. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Justin Walley at slot 190 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Deshawn Pace at Round 7, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Corey Kiner in the 221st pick, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
A reach on Will Rogers in pick No. 222; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.