While the 2025 season didn’t include a playoff appearance for the Dallas Cowboys, the team found some key pieces to build around in the future.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Aaron Schatz unveiled his rankings of the NFL’s 2025 rookie classes. Schatz used several metrics to rank each team’s class, including a total points system from Sports Info Solutions. According to Schatz, the Cowboys’ class ranked 12th.
First-rounder Tyler Booker and second-rounder Donovan Ezeiruaku were the team’s top rookies, per Schatz. Booker impressed with hits 93.1% pass block win rate and 75.1% run block win rate, while Ezeiruaku made some positive plays with 40 tackles and 23 pressures.
A few of Dallas’ defensive rookies also made some key contributions.
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“At cornerback, Trikweze Bridges was actually a seventh-round pick of the Chargers, but the Cowboys picked him up after Los Angeles cut him, and he played 16 games with two starts, 23 combined tackles and an interception,” Schatz wrote. “Third-round pick Shavon Revel Jr. was injured for the first part of the season but came back to start five games with 35 combined tackles. And fifth-round linebacker Shemar James started six games and had 91 combined tackles, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble.”
The Cowboys’ rookie class was the second-highest ranked among NFC East squads. The Giants earned the highest praise, coming in at No. 3. Philadelphia was ranked at No. 18, while the Commanders ranked 25th.
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