Dallas Cowboys Rookie LB Jabril Cox Named 'Top Steal' Of NFL Draft

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Not arguing, I get some guys drop within a round or fall down into another round... But Cox literally fell 60-70 spots! That’s not because of the normal..”a team preferred another player” reasoning. Teams literally passed over him a few times before Dallas drafted him.

Honestly, it’s not even about him lasting that long. My concern is why?! The shoulder concern prob doesn’t help, but did other teams think his run defense is more a detriment than his superb coverage skills?

All I’m saying is.. all this talk about how “Lucky” Dallas was to draft him and that he’s the “biggest draft steal” has me concerned. He was the 115th player selected, 15th LBer, and Detroit preferred Derrick Barnes from Purdue 2 picks before Cox.

I’m not trying to throw a wet blanket on Cox, but I have my doubts that he’s the player that most promote him as. I hope for the best for all our draft picks..hell at the least he can be a situational nickle or dime coverage LBer and that’ll be fine. But Draft steal? I’m not so sure bc of he could be a liability against the run. Cox is starting to look like fools gold to me... and nobody has been able to convince me otherwise.
I get what you're saying. To me he was a 4th round pick. Could've went earlier....He's not a flawless prospect. He has flaws. Marvin Wilson was another guy who was projected to go much higher....I saw some places say late 1st and in the 2nd..he goes undrafted.

IN regards to why he fell? I honestly don't know why. I heard the rumblings of a shoulder injury...Tyler Biadiz fell last year as well. Its just the draft. That's all I can add to he discussion lol.

Its also worth noting that other linebackers may have went before him because they were better fits. Better tacklers. Better run stoppers. Cowboys happen to have been in the business of better coverage linebackers. Worked out for them.
 

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I think our 5th Rd pick may have something to say about that..

In college, Simi Fehoko only scratched the surface of how good he can be. He’s already displayed his play in big moments and had speed to backup his potential. A year or two to refine his route running, he could be the next Miles Austin in my opinion.
He better stay away from single Kim Kardashian
 

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The top steal of the draft is Christian Barmore. We could have gotten him and Joseph. And we would srtill have gotten Jabril Cox too.
 

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He is definitely in the conversation for “biggest steal”, but in reality that title probably should go to an u drafted player who makes it big time. There will probably be some. But as far as drafted players go, he is as good a choice as any.
If the player went undrafted, he can't be the "steal of the draft."
 

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I like this kid. He was a man among boys at NDSU and his play was good at LSU as well. I think Jaclyn should be worried about his job being taken.
 

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I don’t understand the concern with Cox...my favorite pick of the draft. He was the best D player in FSB and then best player on a SEC defense. If he’s that good in coverage, him identifying running lanes shouldn’t be too awful hard. He’s not a beast run stopping thumper but he is an outstanding LB overall who’s great in coverage and the NFL is a passing league. . If our DL play is much improved to keep he and Parsons clean...the D should be vastly better. Maybe even LVE will have a big year.
 

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I could see him switching to SS. His measurables aren't too far off from the likes of John Lynch and Kam Chancellor.
 

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I guess in terns of project draft position vs actual draft position he may have dropped more than any other top rated player. Ojulari and JOK dropping to round 2 were big steals too, but they dropped maybe 20 spots or so. Jabril Cox drop about 60-70 spots in the draft.

But, while the Cowboys get credit, just like other teams got a lot of credit for picking guys who dropped, the credit really belongs to all the teams who passed him up! I mean is someone was giving away 10 cars and your are the 6th guy picking, and 5 guys ahead of you pick Chevys leaving the Ferrari for you to take, it is not a hard decision and there is not a lot of genius involved in the choice.
its the nature of your turn not credit
 
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My concern as well..


I think he’ll see out his rookie deal and that is good enough for me.

I don’t think he’ll ever be a starter here but who knows.

Not many agree with me right now but I think losing Vander Esch would be very bad for this team unless he has an underlying medical condition that we aren’t aware of.

This fan base never liked Vander Esch though.. When we drafted him he was Bobby Carpenter.. When he was amazing.. Then got hurt... He was Sean Lee.

Dude is a phenomenal talent.
 

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I think he’ll see out his rookie deal and that is good enough for me.

I don’t think he’ll ever be a starter here but who knows.

Not many agree with me right now but I think losing Vander Esch would be very bad for this team unless he has an underlying medical condition that we aren’t aware of.

This fan base never liked Vander Esch though.. When we drafted him he was Bobby Carpenter.. When he was amazing.. Then got hurt... He was Sean Lee.

Dude is a phenomenal talent.
I liked the pick, wasn't too high on him but I liked the pick. I also liked what I saw his rookie year. What I didn't like was him looking like a weak average joe who was scared to make a hit and wasn't playing as quick or as instinctive as I know he can play after his neck injury in 2019. His broken collarbone seemed to add to those issues.
 

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I liked the pick, wasn't too high on him but I liked the pick. I also liked what I saw his rookie year. What I didn't like was him looking like a weak average joe who was scared to make a hit and wasn't playing as quick or as instinctive as I know he can play after his neck injury in 2019. His broken collarbone seemed to add to those issues.

Man he had some big stuffs last year that people forget about.. The Vikings game specifically.
 

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Man he had some big stuffs last year that people forget about.. The Vikings game specifically.
hopefully we get more this year otherwise I'm ready for another 1st round LB to go with Parsons.
 

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Seemed like a bit of a steal to me
:clap:

Fwiw, Mike Brenner is just one a 100 people who graded drafts and picked “best steals”
 

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Q: What do Jabril Cox and a football thrown to Amari Cooper have in common?


A: They both dropped. :lmao:
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Dude, I got a "Fatty" with your name on it. Just got to get that dark cloud to quit following you around.

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