Jerry Jones earns flowers for Cowboys' Shedeur Sanders-less NFL Draft haul

The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2025 NFL Draft with a lots of eyes on them. Well, the Cowboys always have a lot of eyes on them. 

With Brian Schottenheimer replacing Mike McCarthy as head coach and Jerry Jones' patience running thin, this was an important draft. 

Sure, Shedeur Sanders was there multiple times for the Cowboys, but Jones didn't roll the dice. In the end, Sporting News' Bill Bender had the Cowboys as one of the winners of the draft. 

"Perhaps surprisingly, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn't go for the flash of drafting Shedeur Sanders. Instead, Dallas took Alabama guard Tyler Booker in the first round and edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku, one of the most-consistent pass rushers in the FBS. East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel also had some first-round grades. Dallas added Texas running back Jaydon Blue and Oregon tackle Ajani Cornelius as Day 3 picks. The finishing touch was Clemson power running back Phil Mafah in the seventh round. This was a no-frills, make-sense draft for first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer. "

Can you believe Jones didn't select Sanders? Can you believe that the Cowboys made logical picks time and time again? Well, here we are. 

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