Bleeding Green Nation
Keeping an eye on the Eagles’ NFC East rivals.
The Dallas Cowboys enter a new era with a new head coach and high expectations for 2025. Dak Prescott will be back healthy and the team will have their sights set on winning the division. Dallas has historically drafted pretty well, which has not translated into any major postseason achievement. Their 2025 draft looks like one of the more impressive groups in the NFL. Will it translate?
This was a classic safe, boring, smart pick by the Cowboys. Tyler Booker will immediately be a quality starting guard on their offensive line. Booker is a big, powerful, experienced player who will thrive as a run blocker and has the tools to be a quality pass blocker.
While there will be a learning curve for him as a taller guard, he should very quickly smooth over technical issues into being a solid player. The Cowboys have historically drafted linemen well and this is no exception.
The way I groaned when Dallas made this selection. Donovan Ezeiruaku was one of my favorite players in the class and now… he is a Cowboy.
Donovan Ezeiruaku was arguably the best pure pass rusher in a very talented 2025 class. He is undersized, but makes up for it with speed, quickness, technique, and ferocity.
Ezeiruaku should be an immediate impact pass rusher in the NFL. The big question is if he can stay on the field for running downs. Is he too small to hold up as a full time edge defender? It wasn’t a problem at the college level, but NFL size and physicality are a very different animal.
Shavon Revel was thought of by many to be a first round talent. A knee injury dropped him all the way to the third round but the appeal is obvious.
On the field, Shavon Revel is a big, fast, and disciplined cornerback. His size makes allows him to bully receivers at the line and the catch point.
The major concern for Revel will be health. He suffered an ACL during the 2024 season. His recovery will determine his timeline to get on the field for the Cowboys defense, but a fully healthy version of Shavon Revel is an NFL starter.
The Cowboys had one of the worst rushing attacks in the NFL last year after running the ball was their calling card for over a decade. It makes sense Dallas dipped (in fact double dipped) into a very good running back class.
Jaydon Blue was part of a talented Texas running back committee, meaning he doesn’t have the mileage, nor the experience, of a featured back. Blue is athletic, with the agility and breakaway speed of a game changer, but there is a lot to his game that will improve with experience.
His vision, consistency catching the ball, fumble issues can...
