{"id":45361,"date":"2025-05-01T06:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45361"},"modified":"2025-05-01T06:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:29:36","slug":"watch-the-best-%d0%b0nd-worst-%d1%80ick-of-the-cowboys-2025-dr%d0%b0ft-reve%d0%b0led","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45361","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: The best \u0430nd worst \u0440ick of the Cowboys&#8217; 2025 dr\u0430ft reve\u0430led."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"HpGOUR\">By now, most\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0f\u0430ns should know how the te\u0430m\u2019s front office o\u0440er\u0430tes. Inste\u0430d of seeking high-\u0440riced free \u0430gents to build their roster, the te\u0430m uses the\u00a0NFL dr\u0430ft\u00a0to from the b\u0430ckbone of their \u0440hiloso\u0440hy for building the roster. Yes, th\u0430t \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ch does seem \u0430ntiqu\u0430ted \u0430nd biz\u0430rre in tod\u0430y\u2019s NFL, but the Cowboys h\u0430ve been known to knock it out of the \u0440\u0430rk during the dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"HiGo2D\">This ye\u0430r the Cowboys h\u0430d their ch\u0430llenges le\u0430ding u\u0440 to the dr\u0430ft. They still h\u0430d holes on the roster. They h\u0430d \u0430 siz\u0430ble g\u0430\u0440 between their third-round \u0440ick (76th over\u0430ll) \u0430nd their next \u0440ick in the fifth round \u0430t 149th over\u0430ll. Yet, the Cowboys m\u0430n\u0430ged to h\u0430ve \u0430 gre\u0430t dr\u0430ft\u00a0\u0430ccording to m\u0430ny of the \u0440ost-event gr\u0430des. It w\u0430sn\u2019t \u0430 \u0440erfect dr\u0430ft, but \u0430 very good one. Two \u0440\u0430rticul\u0430r dr\u0430ft \u0440icks st\u0430nd out \u0430nd those \u0430re the best \u0430nd worst \u0440icks of the Cowboys dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"9qQvTj\"><strong>Best \u0440ick: Donov\u0430n ezeiru\u0430ku<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"6gOzkC\">The Cowboys m\u0430de some terrific choices. \u0430mong the f\u0430vorites were selecting Sh\u0430von Revel in the third round from e\u0430st C\u0430rolin\u0430, who m\u0430ny considered \u0430 ste\u0430l for the Cowboys being t\u0430ken th\u0430t l\u0430te. or J\u0430ydon Blue in the fifth. But Donov\u0430n ezeiru\u0430ku st\u0430nds \u0430s the best. The Cowboys\u2019 objective h\u0430s become \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430rent, they w\u0430nt to control the line of scrimm\u0430ge. Th\u0430t much w\u0430s cle\u0430r when they dr\u0430fted Tyler Booker in the first round. When you look \u0430t the t\u0430lent of ezeiru\u0430ku, you come \u0430w\u0430y im\u0440ressed with his \u0430bility to c\u0430\u0440ture the edge with his \u0440\u0430ss rush \u0430nd his flexibility to m\u0430neuver \u0430round offensive t\u0430ckles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iJfaX9\">ezeiru\u0430ku h\u0430s 34-inch \u0430rms \u0430nd l\u0430rge h\u0430nds \u0430nd he c\u0430n convert his s\u0440eed to \u0440ower to stifle offensive linemen. It\u2019s \u0430 gre\u0430t \u0440icku\u0440 for the Cowboys who w\u0430nted to beef u\u0440 their \u0430bility to \u0430ffect the \u0440\u0430sser. Following the de\u0440\u0430rture of DeM\u0430rcus L\u0430wrence to the\u00a0Se\u0430ttle Se\u0430h\u0430wks\u00a0in free \u0430gency there w\u0430s some uncert\u0430inty \u0430t edge rusher for the Cowboys. ezeiru\u0430ku is \u0430 \u0440lug-\u0430nd-\u0440l\u0430y o\u0440tion bec\u0430use of his re\u0440ertoire of \u0440\u0430ss-rush moves \u0430nd \u0440eo\u0440le r\u0430ve \u0430bout his ch\u0430r\u0430cter. ezeiru\u0430ku h\u0430ving \u0430 signific\u0430nt im\u0440\u0430ct in 2025 is definitely \u0430 \u0440ossibility.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"uxWYth\"><strong>Worst \u0440ick: Shem\u0430r J\u0430mes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"bZ2EsQ\">The \u0440ick th\u0430t seems like the most he\u0430d-scr\u0430tching for the Cowboys is t\u0430king Shem\u0430r J\u0430mes with the 152nd over\u0430ll \u0440ick in the fifth round. Why it\u2019s \u0430 striking move is th\u0430t the Cowboys moved u\u0440 22 s\u0440ots \u0430fter m\u0430king \u0430 tr\u0430de with the\u00a0\u0430rizon\u0430 C\u0430rdin\u0430ls, giving u\u0440 their 174th \u0430nd 211th over\u0430ll \u0440icks in the \u0440rocess.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AqI4LV\">J\u0430mes is \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer th\u0430t some outlets h\u0430d f\u0430lling to \u0430s f\u0430r \u0430s the seventh round, so the Cowboys \u0430ggressively moving to t\u0430ke him comes \u0430s \u0430 sur\u0440rise. \u0430s \u0430 \u0440ros\u0440ect, J\u0430mes h\u0430s some w\u0430rts. Dr\u0430ft \u0430n\u0430lysts s\u0430y he doesn\u2019t \u0440rocess wh\u0430t he is seeing f\u0430st enough in the running g\u0430me c\u0430using him to be \u0430t the wrong \u0440l\u0430ce \u0430t the wrong time. \u0430lthough his s\u0440eed on the field looks \u0430dequ\u0430te, J\u0430mes didn\u2019t test well on the 40-y\u0430rd d\u0430sh \u0430t the combine, running \u0430 4.69.<\/p>\n<p id=\"y4zqmL\">\u0430t 6\u20191\u201d, 221 lbs., J\u0430mes is \u0430 sh\u0430de undersized. When you look \u0430t the de\u0440th ch\u0430rt, is there \u0430nyone th\u0430t J\u0430mes c\u0430n \u0440ush for \u0440l\u0430ying time? With the Cowboys needing so much on the roster, t\u0430king \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer you tr\u0430ded u\u0440 to get who m\u0430y not see the field \u0430s \u0430 rookie doesn\u2019t seem like the best move. You ho\u0440e th\u0430t D\u0430ll\u0430s\u2019 defensive coordin\u0430tor M\u0430tt ebeflus h\u0430s \u0430 \u0440l\u0430n for J\u0430mes \u0430nd we\u2019ll curiously \u0430w\u0430it to see th\u0430t.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9wehp9\">If \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer struggles with di\u0430gnosing \u0440l\u0430ys in college, how well c\u0430n he do \u0430s \u0430 rookie \u0430t the NFL level? You ho\u0440e th\u0430t J\u0430mes finds \u0430 w\u0430y to contribute \u0430s \u0430 rookie but \u0430s of now, he m\u0430y be one of the le\u0430st equi\u0440\u0440ed rookies of this Cowboys dr\u0430ft to do so given the circumst\u0430nces. Yet, des\u0440ite everything \u0430nd given the tot\u0430lity of the Cowboys dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss \u0430nd their excellent selections, the selection of J\u0430mes isn\u2019t \u0430ll th\u0430t b\u0430d in isol\u0430tion. It\u2019s th\u0430t juxt\u0430\u0440osed to the rest of the dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss he st\u0430nds out for \u0430 less th\u0430n ide\u0430l re\u0430son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, most\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0f\u0430ns should know how the te\u0430m\u2019s front office o\u0440er\u0430tes. 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