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2025 Draft

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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DAL)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cowboys cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Cam Skattebo, the No. 114 name on the board, sitting there at the 209th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Nash reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 12 they get a three-down runner at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Nothing to complain about; Gunnar Helm went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
The board fumbled Danny Stutsman all the way to Round 5, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
You do not let a safety like Michael Taaffe reach the 168th overall pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at slot 170 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at pick 173 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in the 186th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at the 209th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Somehow Karene Reid was still sitting there in No. 247, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.