Who is your favorite offensive player in the draft?
With the 2025 NFL Draft about to kick off in a little over a week (April 24-26), all of the preparation and evaluation that’s taken place over the last several months for this big event will finally come to fruition. All of the speculation and guesstimating as to who will draft who will finally get settled once and for all.
As far as the Dallas Cowboys are concerned, they have a total of 10 draft picks this year after being somewhat “selectively aggressive” in free agency and making other trades this offseason. They still have a lot of work to do to upgrade their roster and are relying heavily on the draft to accomplish that goal.
Now with the 2025 NFL Draft so close, positional rankings and big boards should be close to finalized. Here is an an effort at Top 10 positional rankings for the offensive players in this year’s draft class. Any one of these prospects ranked in the Top 10 could end up being selected by the Cowboys with picks 12, 44, or 76.
Quarterback
- Cam Ward, Miami
- Sheduer Sanders, Colorado
- Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
- Jalen Milroe, Alabama
- Tyler Shough, Louisville
- Kyle McCord, Syracuse
- Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
- Will Howard, Ohio State
- Quinn Ewers, Texas
- Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
With Dak Prescott the QB1 for the foreseeable future, and after trading for Joe Milton, it’s highly unlikely the Cowboys draft one of these Top 10 quarterbacks or any other QB for that matter. They have more pressing needs at other positions they need to try to upgrade of higher priority. It would be a huge surprise to see them draft the QB this year.
Running back
- Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
- Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
- Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
- TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
- Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
- Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
- Jordan James, Oregon
- Trevor Etienne, Georgia
- RJ Harvey, UCF
- Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
Despite bringing in Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders via free agency, Dallas is still very much in the market for a RB in the draft. Selecting one of the Top 10 mentioned above in the first three rounds make sense, but due to the depth of the RB draft class it wouldn’t be surprising if they waited until later to try to upgrade the position.
Wide receiver
- Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
- Matthew Golden, Texas
- Luther Burden II, Missouri
- Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
- Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
- Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
- Tre Harris, Ole Miss
- Jack Bech, TCU
- Isaiah Bond, Texas
- Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
If the Cowboys are serious about taking pressure off of CeeDee Lamb and giving Dak Prescott another reliable target in the passing game, drafting one of these Top 10 WRs seems reasonable. Don’t be surprised if one of the top four is their pick at No. 12.
Tight end
- Tyler Warren, Penn State
- Colston Loveland, Michigan
- Mason Taylor, LSU
- Elijah Arroyo, Miami
- Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
- Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green
- Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse
- Gunnar Helm, Texas
- Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
- Jake Briningstool, Clemson
Drafting a TE can’t be completely ruled out for the Cowboys. Jake Ferguson is coming off a down 2024 season and is entering a contract year, Luke Schoonmaker hasn’t lived up to his second-round draft status, and the depth behind both of them is unproven. Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland in particular could pique their interest at No. 12.
Offensive tackle
- Will Campbell, LSU
- Armand Membou, Missouri
- Josh Simmons, Ohio State
- Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
- Josh Conley Jr., Oregon
- Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
- Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
- Charles Grant, William & Mary
- Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College
- Cameron Williams, Texas
After watching both Tyler Guyton and Terence Steele have inconsistent 2024 seasons, and with little promising depth behind them currently on the roster, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see Dallas draft one of these Top 10 offensive tackles. A few of these prospects even have OT/G position flex, which could further tempt the Cowboys if they want to upgrade their OL.
Interior offensive line
- Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
- Tyler Booker, Alabama
- Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
- Tate Ratledge, Georgia
- Marcus Mbow, Purdue
- Jared Wilson, Georgia
- Miles Frazier, LSU
- Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
- Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
- Emery Jones Jr., LSU
The Cowboys may have several internal options to replace Zack Martin at right guard, but there is currently no clear-cut replacement that would prevent them from potentially targeting the position of the draft. These Top 10 iOL could possibly be plug-and-play starters in Dallas, and several of them offer the versatility to play different positions.