2025 NFL Draft Week Coverage

[Doomsday]

^^^ Can be all of the above.

 

[English Cowboy]

Kiper was nonplussed by the pick...

Winners, losers and value draft picks from Round 1: Kiper on the Packers, Cowboys, Shedeur Sanders

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which saw a few shocking picks and four interesting trades.

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Questionable picks and reaches from Round 1​

Dallas Cowboys​

The pick: Tyler Booker (No. 12)

This was a reach for need. The Cowboys were 24th in pass block win rate last season, and Zack Martin retired. I get it. Dallas obviously wanted an immediate replacement at right guard, and Booker is a good player -- it's a heavyweight fight on every snap against him. Movement is not his game, but there's no doubt he's a mauler at the line of scrimmage. I thought he was outstanding in pass protection, too.

The value is just really iffy. He barely clipped my final top 25, and he plays a nonpremium position on the interior offensive line. Matthew Golden was on the board, and the Cowboys have a big hole at WR2 opposite CeeDee Lamb. Omarion Hampton was on the board, and the Cowboys had a dreadful run game last season. I would have gone another direction here.

 

[dbair1967]

Kiper was nonplussed by the pick...

Winners, losers and value draft picks from Round 1: Kiper on the Packers, Cowboys, Shedeur Sanders

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which saw a few shocking picks and four interesting trades.

www.espn.co.uk

Questionable picks and reaches from Round 1​

Dallas Cowboys​

The pick: Tyler Booker (No. 12)

This was a reach for need. The Cowboys were 24th in pass block win rate last season, and Zack Martin retired. I get it. Dallas obviously wanted an immediate replacement at right guard, and Booker is a good player -- it's a heavyweight fight on every snap against him. Movement is not his game, but there's no doubt he's a mauler at the line of scrimmage. I thought he was outstanding in pass protection, too.

The value is just really iffy. He barely clipped my final top 25, and he plays a nonpremium position on the interior offensive line. Matthew Golden was on the board, and the Cowboys have a big hole at WR2 opposite CeeDee Lamb. Omarion Hampton was on the board, and the Cowboys had a dreadful run game last season. I would have gone another direction here.

Eh.

Kiper believes Shaduer Sanders was the 5th best prospect in the draft. Thats all anyone really needs to know.

And just out of curiosity, what did the blowhard say about Grey Zabel to Seattle and Donovan Jackson to Minnesota?

 

[dbair1967]

Players that interest me the most tonight, if we got two of these in some combination I'd be relatively pleased. Bolded are strong preferences.

RB: Treveyon Henderson, Quinshon Judkins, RJ Harvey, DJ Giddens
WR: Tre Harris, Burden, Jayden Higgins
DT: Alfred Collins, Josh Farmer
DE: Donovan Ezeiruaku, Jordan Burch, Princeley Umanmielen
LB: Carson Schwesinger, Smael Mondon
CB: Trey Amos, Shavon Revel, Nohl Williams, Benjamin Morrison (major injury question so maybe no)
S: Xavier Watts, Andrew Mukuba, Kevin Winston

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/Kyle_Youmans/status/1915844877310693796


@Kyle_Youmans

Ten Day 2 Names for #CowboysNation to keep an eye on:

2nd Round: - TreVeyon Henderson, RB (Ohio St) - Quinshon Judkins, RB (Ohio St) - Shavon Revel Jr., CB (ECU) - Carson Schwesinger, LB (UCLA) - Tre Harris, WR (Ole Miss)

3rd Round: - Darius Alexander, IDL (Toledo) - Alfred Collins, IDL (Texas) - Jayden Higgins, WR (Iowa State) - Quincy Riley, CB (Louisville) - Kyle Williams, WR (Wash St)

 

[dbair1967]

It's Broaddus so take it FWIW but he said on the Podcast earlier the Breece Hall trade from the Jets is legit and the teams were working on it today. Said it might involve a swap of picks (similar to the other trades we did for Murray and Elam)

 

[English Cowboy]

It's Broaddus so take it FWIW but he said on the Podcast earlier the Breece Hall trade from the Jets is legit and the teams were working on it today. Said it might involve a swap of picks (similar to the other trades we did for Murray and Elam)

I just don't get this thinking from the FO. I really like Breece Hall, but we would only have him under contract for one more year before deciding whether to pay him or let him reach free agency. I would much rather draft a RB and have 4 years of control on a cheap contract.

 

[dbair1967]

I just don't get this thinking from the FO. I really like Breece Hall, but we would only have him under contract for one more year before deciding whether to pay him or let him reach free agency. I would much rather draft a RB and have 4 years of control on a cheap contract.

I'm with you, feel the same. They signed two other guys to 1yr deals already. (although neither is guaranteed a spot on opening day roster)

 

[bbgun]

SI.COM​

12. Dallas Cowboys​

Tyler Booker, G, Alabama​

Booker is the top guard prospect in this class. The 321-pound Connecticut native earned second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC honors in 2024, playing with both power and technique while having 34½’-inch arms. With the Crimson Tide, Booker started 26 games over three seasons. —MV

Scouting report: A physical, big-bodied left guard at 6' 5" and 321 pounds, Booker has tremendous strength to sustain blocks and drive defensive linemen out of rushing lanes. Booker won’t impress with his athleticism—his 1.96 10-yard split and 27-inch vertical jump at the combine leave a lot to be desired—and he’s an average puller. But Booker, who was a team captain in 2024 and has experience at left tackle and both guard positions, has the physicality, strength, intelligence and versatility to be an instant starter in a power-gap system. —DF

Grade: D

 

[dbair1967]

https://x.com/toddarcher/status/1915889250844713256

I realize what happens on the field is what matters most, but Tyler Booker's introductory press conference today was impressive. I can see why the Cowboys love the makeup he has.

 

[Doomsday]

https://x.com/toddarcher/status/1915889250844713256

I realize what happens on the field is what matters most, but Tyler Booker's introductory press conference today was impressive. I can see why the Cowboys love the makeup he has.

Three Tylers on the line now.

 

[English Cowboy]

Higgins, Judkins and Henderson all gone before our pick.

 

[English Cowboy]

DONOVAN EZEIRUAKU, Boston College (6-2 ½, 248, no 40, 2-3): Saved his best for last with 16 ½ sacks in 12 games, an average of 1.38 that led FBS. “Exceptionally good with his hands,” said one scout. “Really bendy. He’s a riser. It’s all on the come. He’s going to get bigger, he’s going to get stronger. But you see the frame, you see the technique and hand use. All positives on the character. Just where he is in the run game and he’s not the elite athlete that Pearce is but he just makes you feel a little more comfortable. Highly productive and a great kid. Sometimes that weighs in more than you think. You see that all the time.” Worked out well at the combine; his 4.19 short shuttle led the edges. Arms were 34, hands were 9 ¼. “Highly productive – more overachieving-type production,” said a second scout. “He’s really crafty. Little dude, but you like him because he plays the game the right way. I just don’t know how he’s going to produce up here. He’s got to be coming forward. I’m not sold on him. At least he produces. It’s something to get excited about when he does things whereas some of these other guys don’t do anything but they look the part.” Finished with 215 tackles (47 for loss), 30 sacks, eight forced fumbles and four passes defensed. Three-star recruit from Williamstown, N.J.

 

[icup]

i liked him at bc

has some better measureables than DLaw had coming out of boise

smaller than kneeland but more productive

with burden and higgins gone, this was the next best thing

there is a glaring downside which is that his name is not easy to pronounce, especially after a few pops

thinking of calling him ez-rock

 

[Doomsday]

i liked him at bc

has some better measureables than DLaw had coming out of boise

smaller than kneeland but more productive

with burden and higgins gone, this was the next best thing

there is a glaring downside which is that his name is not easy to pronounce, especially after a few pops

thinking of calling him ez-rock

The pronunciation isn't a flaw lol.

His twitch and quickness is first rate.

 

[English Cowboy]

SHAVON REVEL, East Carolina (6-2, 200, no 40, 2): Compared by two scouts to Quinyon Mitchell, the Eagles’ first-round pick from Toledo last year and an all-rookie team corner. “Early on I said this could be Quinyon Mitchell,” said one scout. “He is tall and that length shows up. Explosive close as a straight-line athlete. Yeah, for a guy that tall, he’s going to get leggy at the top of a route and get segmented in transition. But he has rare stuff. For such a long guy he’s so explosive and fast. He displayed natural timing to make a play on the ball and high-point it. Probably my favorite thing about this guy was just how aggressive he was as a run defender. He throws his body around. He probably needs to protect himself a little bit more. You can tell: he loved it. This was a solid Day 2 guy.” That picture changed dramatically Sept. 18 in practice when he suffered a torn ACL; surgery was performed Oct. 15. “Before he got hurt he was trending to being a first-round corner so now maybe he goes in the second or third,” a second scout said. “He has a small body of work and it’s not against a ton of Power 4 teams. Impressive run with people. Able to play the ball. Strong tackler. Has a lot of high-level starter traits.”

Spent 2020-’21 at a junior college but the first season was canceled and he played just six games in the second. Started 15 of 24 games for the Pirates from 2022-‘24, finishing with 70 tackles, three picks and 15 passes defensed. “I was hoping he’d get to an all-star game and then you could see what he looked like against top receivers and quarterbacks,” said a third scout. “I think about him and Mitchell. I wasn’t sold on Mitchell until the all-star game (Senior Bowl).” Three-star recruit from Winston-Salem, N.C. “Where he goes I don’t know, but he has first-round talent,” said a fourth scout. “He’s a late-bloomer. Hasn’t played a ton. He didn’t even know how good he was.” Arms were 32 5/8. Added a fifth scout: “ACL in September after three games. Seems to be a theme for this group. Raw, but he’s competitive. He’s going to start if he’s healthy.”

 

[yimyammer]

Kiper was nonplussed by the pick...

Who in the hell is Mel Kiper?

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[yimyammer]

I just don't get this thinking from the FO. I really like Breece Hall, but we would only have him under contract for one more year before deciding whether to pay him or let him reach free agency. I would much rather draft a RB and have 4 years of control on a cheap contract.

Jeri-isms

Jerry Jones is proud of overpaying*Overpaid

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[Maveric]

Will he sulk or just break physically from pushing too hard?

Yes.

 

[Maveric]

I just don't get this thinking from the FO. I really like Breece Hall, but we would only have him under contract for one more year before deciding whether to pay him or let him reach free agency. I would much rather draft a RB and have 4 years of control on a cheap contract.

Apparently we're not drafting a significant back, so if we can make a deal at a good price I'd feel better about that than riding with our current running back room.