2025 Draft Chatter Thread

[boozeman]

We need a RB and WR.

No shit? The pick of Booker made us telegraph our next pick, which is not surprising.

 

[NoDak]

The entire NFL knows we desperately need a RB now.

This should end well.

If we had gone WR, people would have been happy. And we still would have needed a RB, which the entire NFL would know. I don’t see where any of that has changed.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

They have some good RBs hopefully we get by the third. Any later than that and I start to worry

Yeah well when you start a draft with needs and then proceed to take a guy at 12 who doesn't fit any of those. You're just kind of screwed. But RB is our biggest need. You drafted a bulldozer to go with Bebee and Smith. You better get someone to take advantage of it.

 

[Sheik]

GUARDS
1. TYLER BOOKER, Alabama (6-4 ½, 326, 5.34, 1): Third-year junior. “He’s a pretty safe bet to be the first guard,” one scout said. “He has the most solid foundation. Now he may be a little bit more of a gap-scheme than a run-off-the-ball wide-zone type. He’s a big body. Real big personality. He’s very much liked at the school. He’s been paid a lot of money. There’s some maturity there.” Rotated at both guards in 2022 before starting 25 games at left guard in 2023-’24. Last season, one of his starts came at left tackle. “Giant human being,” said a second scout.

“Heavy-handed, flexible, strong, smart, good athlete. Not a great puller or second-level guy but he’s a really good in-line player, run and pass. He’d be our starting right guard yesterday. Guards typically don’t go in the first round but he will. He could play some right tackle in some power schemes.” Five-star recruit from New Haven, Conn., and IMG Academy. “A guard like this, you could take him (first round),” said a third scout. “He’s not super talented or dynamic in any way but he’s big, moves well enough, plays on his feet, good football intelligence, he works. He’ll be good.” Arms were 34 ½ inches, size 11-inch hands were the largest at the position. “I don’t know if he’ll be a solid starter but I don’t think you’ll miss on him,” said a fourth scout. “I have him in the second round but you’ve got to find 32 and he may be one of those 32.” Tested poorly. Vertical jump (27 inches), broad jump (7-10) and bench-press reps (21) were the worst at the position.

Delete it. We aren’t ready for this.

 

[Clff15701]

Next three or four rbs all grade about the same. Any lower than that and we are screwed. We really need that WR2 though. We got zero

 

[Plan9Misfit]

Trade back up into late first grab your WR and get Henderson or Johnson at RB just don’t screw us with some 6th round scrub

I’m a huge fan of Kaleb Johnson.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

No shit? The pick of Booker made us telegraph our next pick, which is not surprising.

We aren't going WR next. You have to developed guys like Booker and Mingo.

But FFS you can't possibly bank on developing a fucking guard.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I’m a huge fan of Kaleb Johnson.

Me too honestly. I'd use him like a young Henry behind the Oline.

Hopefully you don't have to pass the ball much because Tolbert as your #2 and Mingo/Brooks as your three is fucking scary. Now I have to sit here and hope someone like Burden falls.

 

[data]

Tyler Booker on DC.com: I'm blessed to be a Cowboy. The iconic branding. I've been with it all my life. From one of the best high schools in the nation IMG Academy to Alabama and now the Cowboys.
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I'm sure Tyler said this during the visit and Jerruh and Rosie were eating this up.

 

[Clff15701]

Neither will be there in the 2nd.

I’m hoping we trade a pick next year and move up we need wr2 bad

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If we had gone WR, people would have been happy. And we still would have needed a RB, which the entire NFL would know. I don’t see where any of that has changed.

If we'd traded down, we've have a lot more flexibility. Now we have two picks to fill like four holes.

I know, I know, you need a trade partner. True. But someone would have given something to come up. As I said earlier, I'd rather lose some on the trade chart than stay there and make this pick.

 

[bbgun]

Delete it. We aren’t ready for this.

My bad. I'll let you mourn.

 

[Clff15701]

Kaleb Johnson in the third and I’m doing cartwheels

 

[bbgun]

what happened to the significant trades Jerry was talking about?

 

[Bipo]

Booker report from NFL.com.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

what happened to the significant trades Jerry was talking about?

We can still give our second for Hall.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Tyler Booker on DC.com: I'm blessed to be a Cowboy. The iconic branding. I've been with it all my life. From one of the best high schools in the nation IMG Academy to Alabama and now the Cowboys.
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I'm sure Tyler said this during the visit and Jerruh and Rosie were eating this up.

The dudes charecter is supposedly off the charts. I guess they were serious about that part. But they couldn't find that at any other position besides guard?

 

[data]

DC.com: Who's your favorite Cowboys lineman
Booker: Larry Allen

 

[Bipo]

We can still give our second for Hall.

How about next year's 4?

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Remember how fun that Lamb draft was? I miss that weekend.