The Draft Show: 2025 NFL Draft – Rounds 2 & 3 Recap

Podcast: The Draft Show
Date: April 26, 2025
Hosts/Analysts: Kyle Yeomans, Bryan Broaddus, Voch Lombardi, Bobby Belt, Nick Harris, Tommy Yarish, Zach Wolchuk
Episode Focus: In-depth analysis of Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, Dallas Cowboys' approach, live reactions to picks, and strategy discussion for Rounds 2 and 3.

Episode Overview

Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft saw the Dallas Cowboys execute a disciplined, best-player-available approach. As the team sought to address needs at running back, receiver, corner, and defensive tackle, the Draft Show crew provided in-the-moment breakdowns and strategic insight. They tracked the Cowboys’ moves at picks 44 (Round 2) and 76 (Round 3), analyzed the broader draft landscape, and debated future needs and trade possibilities with unfiltered energy and authentic draft-room vibes.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Cowboys’ Day 2 Draft Capital and Team Needs [00:29–03:13]

• Kyle Yeomans set the stage: Cowboys held picks 44 and 76.
• Major team needs: running back, receiver, defensive tackle, and corner.
• Bryan Broaddus on strategy:

  "The board sets up for them very nicely...I think the quality of cornerbacks—some guys up there with some injury histories...But this should be a fascinating day, how they navigate some of these picks, especially if they're looking at running back at 44." [01:44]

2. Discussion: Should the Cowboys Trade Up or Down? [03:13–05:47]

• Tommy Yarish advocated to package later picks and move into the fourth:

  "It goes back to what I've said all along, which is I think this team should look into packaging some of their later day three picks and try to get back into the fourth round with the amount of depth this class has..." [03:13]

• The crew debated flexibility: Do you move up for a specific need, or down to recoup picks and capitalize on depth?

3. Cowboys’ “Best Player Available” Mindset [05:47–07:41]

• Voch Lombardi coined the mood:

  "There are trades afoot...I would imagine that they're not going to use these picks to try to fill needs. I really think that they're going to take the best possible dudes that they can find, and then once we're done here, they're going to relook at everything and go, 'all right, now let's do the we're not done yet thing.'" [06:35]

4. Tracking Early 2nd Round Moves & Cowboys’ Targets [08:21–10:12]

• Crew watched the board anxiously as RBs and WRs started going.
• Nick Harris identified RBs and Luther Burden (WR) as early priorities, doubting they’d fall to 44.
• Bryan Broaddus detailed why Iowa’s Caleb Johnson would be a scheme fit:

  "His running style is kind of in line if they want to do some of that stuff where those combo blocks and things are going on." [09:04–10:12]

5. Key 2nd-Round Draft Developments [10:12–21:57]

• Notable Early Picks:
  • Carson Swessinger (LB, UCLA → Browns)
    Voch, visibly upset:

    "He was the first name that I wrote down and I'm entirely sick." [13:04]

  • Jaden Higgins (WR, Iowa State → Texans): Crew found it a reach.
  • Nick Imanwori (S, South Carolina → Seahawks): Mixed reactions; some questioned his consistency despite tools.
  • Quinshon Judkins (RB, Ohio State → Browns):
    Tommy Yarish, surprised:

    "I'm just surprised that it wasn't his teammate [Henderson] that was drafted above him." [23:18]

  • Travion Henderson (RB, Ohio State → Patriots):
    Voch:

    "Fantastic player. Like I said, big play, big play." [36:49]

6. Dallas’ Draft Board: Strategy and War Room Dynamics [51:29–54:15]

• Broaddus and others watched the Cowboys’ war room cam, noting heated debate:

  "Will [McClay] is fighting to pick this player…Steven might be…working on that fourth round pick…" [52:30]

7. Cowboys’ 2nd-Round Pick: Donovan Ezraku, EDGE, Boston College [69:22–74:22]

• Selection:
  • 44th overall: Donovan Ezraku (EDGE, Boston College)
• Nick Harris (who had a first-round grade on Ezraku):

  "This is the most athletic pass rusher in this entire class…He lines up wide, swims and rips through opposing tackles. Violent decisive hands...I think this is the most athletic pass rusher in this entire class." [69:41]

• Broaddus:

  "This Guy was the 26th player in my stats. So again, I think it was a really, really good pick. They really not thinking much about the needs right now. They're just drafting good football players." [70:58]

• War Room Secret Audio, Jerry Jones to Ezraku:

  "We were sure happy when you got down there right at us, so...boy, when we saw we had you, we just said, don't mess around here. Let's get him." [101:40]

8. Continued Run on Defensive Skill Talent and Corners [76:22–83:36]

• Notably, injured corners (Will Johnson, Benjamin Morrison, Savon Revel) kept sliding.
• Intense debate: When should Dallas pounce on a risky, high-upside corner?
• Kyle Yeomans summed up the anxiety:

  "Cowboys are now within five selections of their next pick at pick number 44. I want to hear your top names on your board momentarily..."

9. 3rd-Round Anticipation: Cowboys’ Pick and Debate [186:11–194:37]

• 76th overall Pick: Savon Revel Jr. (CB, East Carolina)
  A first-round talent who fell due to an early-season ACL tear—Cowboys' own Dr. Dan Cooper performed the surgery.
• Voch described the fit:

  "Size, length, can run, plays the ball in the air, gets picks, ball skills, great man coverage, physical press coverage guy, he's a first round grade for a lot of people." [194:53]

• Tommy Yarish on value and risk:

  "If Dr. Cooper's giving them a report that says, hey, I feel like this guy's going to come in and play really well at a high level for you, like we saw on film at East Carolina, then you got to feel good about where you're getting him." [195:41]

10. Player Interviews: The Newest Cowboys Speak

• Donovan Ezraku interview highlights:

  "I'm a dog. I consider myself a dog. And I'm going to get to the football by any, any means...That's what this organization is getting out of me for sure." [91:01]

• Savon Revel Jr. interview highlights:

  "Man, it's just crazy…my whole family is just, it's a Cowboys fan…I'm doing my rehab, my training in Dallas, Texas…It's good, man. I feel like I'll be back by like training camp." [207:47–209:07] "The energy was crazy...I already felt like I was home, you know what I mean? Because I was already there training and doing rehab, and they made it feel more at home." [211:39]

11. Secret Audio from the War Room

• Ezraku pick:
  Coach Eberflus:

  "I stood on the stump for you, man. I'm just telling you that...do you get a blue pass rusher? That means you're great with blue character like you. That's a rare occasion, man, you know, and you're a dog too." [103:01]

• Revel pick:
  Jerry Jones:

  "Well, you're a Dallas Cowboy now, and I'm gonna hand you over to coach. He wants to talk to you." [223:29] Coach Schottenheimer:
  "Hey, listen. Hey, we are so excited you're part of the family, man...use that length, that strength, fit the run and make plays on the ball, man." [223:44–224:02]

Notable Quotes

• "F them needs, really. If it's Green...if it's our Boston College kid...they've got this thing stacked the way they want it and so maybe that's the guy Will McClay was fighting for." – Bryan Broaddus [68:49]
• "We're just taking good players off our stack. Period." – Multiple panelists, paraphrasing Brian Schottenheimer’s team philosophy
• "You can never have enough pass rushers." – Tommy Yarish on Ezraku selection [72:59]
• "There is risk…and I think if you look at the player and you look at the film...when I was watching him, I saw shades...of Sauce Gardner." – Kyle Yeomans on Savon Revel, Jr. [198:39]
• "At each of these three rounds, they had a guy fall to them who was so high on their board." – Tommy Yarish, summing up Dallas’ approach [227:46]

Timestamps: Important Segments

• Cowboys' pre-draft board and needs: [00:29–05:47]
• Pick-by-pick reactions, early day two: [10:12–21:57]
• Donovan Ezraku pick and analysis: [69:22–74:22]
• Savon Revel pick and analysis: [194:37–196:45]
• War Room audio (Ezraku): [101:40]
• War Room audio (Revel): [223:03]
• Interview: Donovan Ezraku: [88:42–94:52]
• Interview: Savon Revel: [207:47–213:46]
• Day 2 recap and Day 3 preview: [277:51–283:55]

Rich Takeaways for Day 3

• Despite not addressing WR or RB in Rounds 2 or 3, the Cowboys have "best player available" bargains at critical defensive spots—edge and corner.
• Multiple analysts expect trades (for veteran WR or RB) or an aggressive move up the board to grab a Day 3 back. The draft's RB and DT depth means many “target names” are still live for Dallas at the top of the fifth.
• Cowboys' draft characterized by high-character, versatile, and competitive defenders, with team leadership not afraid to let need take a backseat to their ideally stacked board.

The Draft Show’s Day 2 Tone

Lively, rapid-fire, passionate, unfiltered. The roundtable’s banter is steeped in authentic draft-room analysis, punctuated with personal heartbreak when favorite picks go elsewhere and joyful chest-thumping when the board falls their way.

Each host delivers both film and character context, referencing league and Dallas whispers, and provides immediate reactions to war room camera feeds. The show doubles as both a "fan companion" and a real-world look at how NFL teams juggle value, risk, and need during one of the league’s most unpredictable nights.

For Listeners Who Missed It

If you couldn’t follow every pick as it happened, this episode delivers a master class in draft-board discipline, war room debate, and the emotional rollercoaster of team-building. Standout player descriptions, insider war room audio, and true-to-life reactions make this an essential catch-up for anyone invested in the Cowboys’ future or NFL Draft strategy at its finest.