With the 149th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected RB Jaydon Blue.
The Cowboys finally picked up a running back. One that played very close to them in his collegiate career.
Blue played behind very good backs, so his carry count is lower, but he clearly has talent. He’s a narrow-hipped, linear runner with good speed to threaten wide and attack downfield out of the backfield. He has adequate wiggle in the open field but lacks base strength to break tackles. Blue’s lack of tempo and vision inside gets him behind schedule and could limit how teams use him as a ball-carrier. While he can be labeled a “change-of-pace slasher,” his real value will revolve around his ability to mismatch linebackers and threaten defenses as a receiver out of the backfield.
Strengths
Quick, agile feet to slither around the interior.
Ankle flexion allows him to make sharp turns.
Good top-end speed to widen the field on outside runs.
Can juke and sneak past open-field tacklers.
Legitimate mismatch option as a receiver out of the backfield.
Runs wheel routes and angle routes for big plays.
Weaknesses
Lacks tempo and processing quickness as a runner.
Runs too small inside and accepts the contact.
Fumble rate will be frowned upon.
Will have drops on off-frame throws.
Mental mistakes in protection caused sacks.
Cowboys 2025 draft picks:
- Round 1, pick 12 – G Tyler Booker (Alabama)
- Round 2, pick 44 – DE Donovan Ezeiruaku (Boston College)
- Round 3, pick 76 – CB Shavon Revel (East Carolina)
- Round 5, pick 149 – RB Jaydon Blue (Texas)
- Round 5, pick 174
- Round 6, pick 204
- Round 6, pick 211
- Round 7, pick 217
- Round 7, pick 239
- Round 7, pick 247
Cowboys needs:
WR: The Cowboys need an offensive complement to CeeDee Lamb with Brandin Cooks leaving in free agency.
RB: The additions of Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders won’t stop the team from searching for a potential RB1 in this draft.
CB: Trevon Diggs’ injury, Jourdan Lewis’ departure in free agency, and DaRon Bland becoming a free agent next season means the team needs help. The current depth is lackluster.
DT: The 1-tech spot at the moment is Mazi Smith and not much else. Dallas should certainly look to add a draft prospect here.
OL: The Cowboys have most of the line filled in, but there is a chance they want a young player to compete for the right guard position.
LB: The Cowboys made some additions in the offseason to fill a thin position, but they could use another talented young player to put in the mix.
