Drafted by Cowboys Cowboys Select DE Bradlee Anae with the 179th Pick (5th Round)

[Silverstar]

Got 13 sacks, 14 TFL, 1 FF last year.

I'll take that kind of production in the 5th rd.

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

 

[kumizi]

Jesus Christ every single pick so far has been a hit. I'm just going off publicly available rankings and our neeeds.

 

[lostar2009]

He is not the greatest athlete, but watch him in the Senior Bowl, if you don't think he can make this team.
He BEAT UP guys that got drafted much higher than him.

I would not be surprised at all to him see him starting at SAM/DPR THIS year.

I would have been very happy to get him in round 3.

Some type of hybrid role?

 

[darthseinfeld]

Solid pick.

I mean there is not much to quibble about with regards to our picks. I wasn't a big fan of the CB in the 4th but he's a freak athlete and they like to take chances on those guys.

Not that high on Anae as a prospect, but if you can potentially add some juice to your pass rush in the 5th thats a good use of a pick

You never hit on all your picks. But from rounds 1 to 5, we got got players in each spot that have a strong chance of hitting in some capacity. And in places that really round out our team

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Our best draft since 2016 ?

In hindsight 2016 was great, but we didn't know what we had in Dak at the time. Lots were disappointed in Jaylon Smith pick.

I feel more positivity after this one. No pick anyone has really hated, most picks have been wished upon by Draft Show

 

[Kaiser]

not bad. Would of love to found a guy with some speed at DE but he was productive.

Anae looks like the classic case of "watch the tape and not the stopwatch". There are plenty of examples of a DE that plays much faster than their timed speed.

 

[darthseinfeld]

No he’s a pass rush technician. No coverage skills. Minimal bend, but excellent with hands and nonstop motor.

He can stand up and rush. But thats all he is doing from a stand up

 

[darthseinfeld]

Anae looks like the classic case of "watch the tape and not the stopwatch". There are plenty of examples of a DE that plays much faster than their timed speed.

40 is bad but 10 yard is very very good

Wish the 3 cone was better though

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

I can't believe it. Every single pick outside of Lamb & Diggs could have gone at least one, possibly 2 rounds higher.

And plenty of people had a 3rd round grade on this guy Anae. Sometimes the draft just comes to you. Jerry is also seems to be listening to McCarthy about these picks.

We got a good haul and have to make the best of it. I’m sure next year’s draft will have a dip in terms of the quality of depth at every position.

New Decade has started.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Imagine these guys all pan out and get second contracts lol. Like it ends up exponentially the best draft any team has ever had

 

[Undisputed]

He's gonna get a few "roughing Carson Wince" penalties

No wonder they drafted Hurts

Seriously...this guy is nasty with his finishes...

 

[BigTimeBlues]

He fell because he has short arms and ran a slow 40.

Who cares? This guy is a helluva football player.

See, I would think a 40 time means jack squat with an impressive 10 yard split.

At best, he could become a Special Teams Rush Specialist..that would equate to a phenomenal value.

I'm enamored with everything so far. Holy ****.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Brugler had him as the 9th best Edge and we got him for a throwaway pick.

And that's been the problem in the past. We've learned to look at late picks as throw away picks under Garrett and Marinelli.

 

[jblaze2004]

Could he play strong side linebacker?

no way too slow

 

[MojaveJT]

Aloha Anae! Welcome to the Cowboys. This reminds me I need to go back to Hawaii after we can travel again.

 

[Texas_Pete]

 

[Tabascocat]

I can bring back the Flying Hawaiian moniker now

 

[SSoup]

who is his competition?? Joe Jackson?

I mean, it might depend how Nolan looks at him and what he plans to do defensively. If we're gonna implement 3-4 fronts, it's not hard at all to slot the kid into a LB roster spot and easily pencil him onto the roster assuming he shows up looking anything like what we expect.

DE is more crowded, but we have no idea which players Nolan will prefer. If Gregory and Aldon are both reinstated and look good enough to roster them, it gets very crowded. Does Nolan like what he sees in Dorance Armstrong and Joe Jackson and Jalen Jelks? If we keep Crawford as a reliable, unsexy veteran option with versatility... does Nolan see Crawford as more of a DE or as a DT?

I could easily see Anae quickly becoming a new favorite who's got an easy spot waiting for him, depending on how it turns out Nolan looks at our roster and what kinds of schemes he's got planned. But I could also see him being crowded out by the other guys if we talk ourselves into hanging onto some of the holdovers, and if both the trouble problem players get reinstated and take up roster spots.

 

[Sheffielder74UK]

He's gonna get a few "roughing Carson Wince" penalties

No wonder they drafted Hurts

wait till his new pal Aldon shows him a few tricks