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The Dallas Cowboys’ direction will soon be known. After hiring Brian Schottenheimer as the 10th head coach in team history, the picture for 2025 will soon become clear. Jerry Jones seeks continuity, handing over the reigns of the team to Mike McCarthy’s offensive coordinator, with the apparent intention of keeping things relatively similar for his starting quarterback Dak Prescott.
While a defensive coordinator hasn’t been named, and free agency still needs to take place, it allows a bit of framework to mock drafts. Schottenheimer is seen as a coach who will lean into the running game, potentially opening the door for a top-100 pick to go to the backfield. The problem is that without a fourth-round pick, taking a back high means ignoring other needs until the back half of the draft, which isn’t ideal.
To counter that, in this five-round mock draft conducted on Pro Football Focus, trading around in the first two days of the draft nets the Cowboys more selections and allows them to address every need in solid fashion.