The Cowboys were buyers ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. trade ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, but their decision to fork over prime draft compensation for “raw” NFL talent has perplexed several unnamed execs.

When discussing Dallas’ decision to acquire second-year Panthers receiver Jonathan Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2025 fourth-rounder, NFL Network’s Jane Slater reported on X that one GM deemed the comp “too much.”

“I asked a GM of another team his thoughts on the Cowboys trade for Jonathan Mingo. The thoughts were something ‘Talented. A little raw. Comp is too much…like way too much. Basically a net 5th. Probably is most like Tolbert of the guys there.’ The GM goes on to say ‘Just my opinion. Not a bad player but to include a 4th is rich,’” Slater shared Tuesday morning.