Kingofholland
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All depends on who's there at 12, if there are a few guys there the team can say they would be happy to draft and can pickup an extra 3rd a few spots down I think it makes a lot of sense.The Cowboys enter the upcoming draft with 10 of the draft’s 257 picks. With holes at almost every position group on this roster, and with this organization’s refusal to take free agency as a serious way to upgrade the roster, we need a plausible approach that can upgrade this team quickly in the upcoming 2025 draft. Here are the Cowboys current picks by round:
It’s great having 10 picks but only 3 of them are in the top 100. That gap between pick 76 and 149 is huge. Having 7 picks in the back end of the draft decreases the chances of immediate impact. Five of those current picks will be in rounds 6 and 7 where most of those players will be STers or deep backups at best.
- Round 1: No. 12
- Round 2: No. 44
- Round 3: No. 76
- Round 5: No. 149
- Round 5: No. 174 (compensatory pick)
- Round 6: No. 204 (from Lions)
- Round 6: No. 211 (compensatory pick)
- Round 7: No. 217 (from Titans)
- Round 7: No. 239 (from Packers)
- Round 7: No. 247 (from Chiefs)
So…what if we could get aggressive and do a couple of trade downs to give us 5 picks in the top 100 instead of just 3?
Bottom line for me: Having only 3 top 100 picks and having 7 picks from rounds 5-7 is not enough help. We should convert some of the compensatory picks and round 6 and 7 picks into less overall picks but more in the top 100.
- Trade down at 12 to pick up an extra 2nd or 3rd round pick.
- Consider trading a current player on the roster in a draft pick trade.
- Use some of the compensatory picks at the bottom to sweeten a deal.
Without some move ups, our draft picks will mostly be bottom of the talent pool.
It's really about how many at bats you get and sticking to bpa in the draft. So I'm with you if the right trade comes along.