2025 Draft Big Boards, Position Rankings, and Mocks

[Cowboysrock55]

Dallas Cowboys	Golden, Matthew*	WR	Texas
Dallas Cowboys	Henderson, TreVeyon	RB	Ohio State
Dallas Cowboys	Mbow, Marcus	OG	Purdue
Dallas Cowboys	Harris, Marcus	CB	California
Dallas Cowboys	West, CJ	DT	Indiana	(Compensatory Selection)
Dallas Cowboys	Henigan, Seth	QB	Memphis	(from Lions through Browns and Bills)
Dallas Cowboys	Taylor, Branson	OT	Pittsburgh	(Compensatory Selection)
Dallas Cowboys	Robinson, Que	DE	Alabama	(from Titans Through New England)
Dallas Cowboys	Bridges, Trikweze	FS	Florida	(from Packers through Titans)
Dallas Cowboys	Carter, Runyon	TE	Towson	(from Chiefs through Panthers)

Awful beyond a strong first three rounds.

CJ West is a great DT pick at that point in my opinion. I'm high on him.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

That's a decent class but I don't know what this guys obsession is with giving us an interior OL in the first few rounds.

I agree but Mbow does weirdly intrigue me. I honestly think our starting RG is in the roster though. And some day three pick probably isn't changing that.

Mostly because I think Mbow is actually a really good LT who just doesn't fit the size requirements. Short arms and only 304 pounds. But damn good player.

 

[Simpleton]

I agree but Mbow does weirdly intrigue me. I honestly think our starting RG is in the roster though. And some day three pick probably isn't changing that.

Mostly because I think Mbow is actually a really good LT who just doesn't fit the size requirements. Short arms and only 304 pounds. But damn good player.

I really like Mbow in that range but not when you have DL talent available like TJ Sanders, Kyle Kennard and Omar Norman-Lott.

Going offense in the first 3 rounds unless they're all no-brainer, clear BPA types would be pretty questionable.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

CJ West is a great DT pick at that point in my opinion. I'm high on him.

Me too. One of my favorites.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I really like Mbow in that range but not when you have DL talent available like TJ Sanders, Kyle Kennard and Omar Norman-Lott.

Going offense in the first 3 rounds unless they're all no-brainer, clear BPA types would be pretty questionable.

Yeah I'm really high on TJ Sanders. Maybe I'm missing something but I think he has probowl potential. His numbers aren't eye popping but some of the pass rush stuff I saw with him is reminiscent of Chris Jones to me. I know some want the 330 pound DT. But it's hard for me to take a 2 sack a year NT over what I think TJ Sanders can do. I'd be thrilled with him in the second honestly.

 

[NoDak]

Just heard some dude on NFL radio talking about there being whispers of the Cowboys talking about trading UP with the Saints to snag Jeanty if he makes it past the Raiders. To get ahead of the Bears. Giving up a 3rd rounder to do so.

Please, Raiders. Take him and save us from this possibility.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Just heard some dude on NFL radio talking about there being whispers of the Cowboys talking about trading UP with the Saints to snag Jeanty if he makes it past the Raiders. To get ahead of the Bears. Giving up a 3rd rounder to do so.

Please, Raiders. Take him and save us from this possibility.

Hard pass

 

[NoDak]

Hard pass

While I would love to have Jeanty on this team for his talent alone, I would hate that trade. We need a starter with that 3rd round pick. Be it a RB, DT, WR, or CB. Or hell, even a LB or G. I've been vocal about not wanting Jeanty in the first, even if he were to fall to us. To take advantage of the depth of the RBs in this draft. But if he did fall, and we took him, so be it. I could live with that. But to trade up to get him? Please, no.

 

[Genghis Khan]

While I would love to have Jeanty on this team for his talent alone, I would hate that trade. We need a starter with that 3rd round pick. Be it a RB, DT, WR, or CB. Or hell, even a LB or G. I've been vocal about not wanting Jeanty in the first, even if he were to fall to us. To take advantage of the depth of the RBs in this draft. But if he did fall, and we took him, so be it. I could live with that. But to trade up to get him? Please, no.

I'd be pretty unhappy with a trade up for anyone but I would be pretty happy with Jeanty at 12.

Not my first choice, but I think we're in need of a RB more than any other position. I don't want to be in a position later where they miss out on taking a RB at all or have to take another Deuce Vaughn type late because the draft never fell the right way.

We won't be a good team without a good RB, and I wouldn't mind getting it out of the way.

 

[NoDak]

I'd be pretty unhappy with a trade up for anyone but I would be pretty happy with Jeanty at 12.

Not my first choice, but I think we're in need of a RB more than any other position. I don't want to be in a position later where they miss out on taking a RB at all or have to take another Deuce Vaughn type late because the draft never fell the right way.

We won't be a good team without a good RB, and I wouldn't mind getting it out of the way.

Like I said, I’d be ok with taking him in the first so that wouldn’t really bother me. But I’d rather go in the 2nd. I think it’s an almost certainty that we’d get at least one of the next tier of RB behind Jeanty. More than likely a few of them there to pick from.

I’d much rather get our choice of WR first. The top tier is much smaller than at RB.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I'd be pretty unhappy with a trade up for anyone but I would be pretty happy with Jeanty at 12.

Not my first choice, but I think we're in need of a RB more than any other position. I don't want to be in a position later where they miss out on taking a RB at all or have to take another Deuce Vaughn type late because the draft never fell the right way.

We won't be a good team without a good RB, and I wouldn't mind getting it out of the way.

Same here. I know the draft is deep, but in a way I hate this feeling that we just need to fill holes. To have any chance of being pretty good, we need to hit on a couple of excellent players. That's one reason I'd consider Warren early. Or even Hampton after a trade down. Sure, it should be easy to find an upgrade over Rico, but I hope we have higher aspirations than that.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I’d much rather get our choice of WR first. The top tier is much smaller than at RB.

That's my preference.

 

[shoop]

Funny to look at this now and see where some of these players are.

 

[shoop]

I thought there was no way you can screw up this draft completely. BTB proving me wrong with their mock draft.

1 Johnson CB Michigan
2 Higgins WR Iowa State
3 Jordan Burch Edge Oregon
5 Luke Kandra G Cincy
5 Tahj Brooks Rab Tx Tech
6 Jason Dumas-Johnson LB Kentucky
6 Zeek Biggers DT Ga Tech
7 Hollin Pierce OT Rutgers
7 Maliki Matavco TE UCLA
7 Malian Stovall WR AZ St

I don’t hate Johnson but Golden is right there. Take him. With Golden in the first I would have taken Tre’ Von Henderson in the 2nd and Alfred Collins in the 3rd. The rest are whatever. I like Brooks in the 5th but I don’t want to count on him(or Miles Sanders) as our starter.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Agree, no DT until the 6th in a great DT draft would make me sick.

And we also need a RB before the 5th.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Funny to look at this now and see where some of these players are.

I love Castro but it's funny to see a dude who will be probably a fifth-seventh round pick, going 32 in the mock draft. The dude hasn't changed at all. He is still the great player with limited athletic traits. But it shows you just how much of a guessing game those early mocks are. Someone just saw, third team All American and thought, late first round.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

So if you don't go WR at 12 what position would you take? I struggle because it's too early for RB after Jeanty. None of the corners in my opinion are worth 12. So to me it's probably DT or Oline if we don't go WR. Oline I think is just a possibility because of value if Membou or someone drops but I don't see that happening.

I get there are wild card possibilities like TE or LBer (If you really believe Jihad has good medicals) but I think that's why I keep coming back to DT or WR. And the depth at DT is just better than the depth at WR. Same for RB frankly if you want to consider reaching on Hampton.

I refuse to believe we will take a project DE at 12 in Stewart or Mykel Williams.

 

[Simpleton]

So if you don't go WR at 12 what position would you take? I struggle because it's too early for RB after Jeanty. None of the corners in my opinion are worth 12. So to me it's probably DT or Oline if we don't go WR.

I get there are wild card possibilities like TE or LBer (If you really believe Jihad has good medicals) but I think that's why I keep coming back to DT or WR. And the depth at DT is just better than the depth at WR. Same for RB frankly if you want to consider reaching on Hampton.

I refuse to believe we will take a project DE at 12 in Stewart or Mykel Williams.

Yea, it's Warren, Harmon or Grant for me.

Stewart and Williams are guys I'd consider after a trade down.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yea, it's Warren, Harmon or Grant for me.

Stewart and Williams are guys I'd consider after a trade down.

What about Walter Nolan? I know, he is sort of pegged as a 3 tech. But damn the dude plays violent and with power. When thinking DT I bounce a little between Harmon and Nolan. I loved Nolan early on, and then we resigned Osa and I didn't love an interview I heard him on. But then I go back and watch him and I'm reminded how dominant he can be. Harmon to me looks like more of the NT. He is a little slower off the ball but damn he is impossible to block once that momentum gets moving forward. But Nolan faced plenty of double teams like the 1 tech in Dallas would face. I saw him split those double teams even against good teams like LSU. And he is quicker off the ball. He really is just impossible to stop when that guy is going 100%. And for a dude who is 6'4" 300 pounds he really plays with a ton of power.

Maybe I'm just so afraid of another Mazi whose ceiling is sort of run plugging NT. But I'm starting to really like some of these guys that are a little lighter, have better pass rushing moves but also play with great power. Just like my TJ Sanders love.

 

[Simpleton]

What about Walter Nolan? I know, he is sort of pegged as a 3 tech. But damn the dude plays violent and with power. When thinking DT I bounce a little between Harmon and Nolan. I loved Nolan early on, and then we resigned Osa and I didn't love an interview I heard him on. But then I go back and watch him and I'm reminded how dominant he can be. Harmon to me looks like more of the NT. He is a little slower off the ball but damn he is impossible to block once that momentum gets moving forward. But Nolan faced plenty of double teams like the 1 tech in Dallas would face. I saw him split those double teams even against good teams like LSU. And he is quicker off the ball. He really is just impossible to stop when that guy is going 100%. And for a dude who is 6'4" 300 pounds he really plays with a ton of power.

Maybe I'm just so afraid of another Mazi whose ceiling is sort of run plugging NT. But I'm starting to really like some of these guys that are a little lighter, have better pass rushing moves but also play with great power. Just like my TJ Sanders love.

I don't want to spend the 12th pick on a DT who is very questionable against the run. Nolen is a guy who is extremely explosive but everything is about getting upfield, and there are a bunch of times where he gets washed out when trying to hold the POA without splitting blocks to penetrate as you mentioned.

We're already invested in Osa who is a but undersized and only average against the run, so if we spend a high pick on a DT I want them to be at least decent against the run. Not to mention Thomas who they gave a 2-year deal to and who is pretty solid as a backup undersized 3T.

Harmon is ideal because I think he's nearly as good of a pass rusher as Nolen but much better against the run, and I'd prefer Grant because I'd lean more towards the run-stuffing side of things and Grant is a guy who also has some potential as a pass rusher.