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2. Dallas Cowboys
Last year, Dallas finished No. 1 in these rankings. In 2019, the Cowboys finished No. 9. Over those two years, per Over the Cap, the Cowboys spent nearly a half-million dollars more in UDFA guaranteed money than any other franchise in the NFL. That's one way to guarantee yourself a top-10 UDFA class ranking every year.
The Cowboys were back at it this year. Iowa WR Brandon Smith was one of their primary targets. Smith, a primo athlete who was inconsistent on the field at Iowa, got top-10 reported guaranteed money in the UDFA class.
The Cowboys also grabbed three defenders I had draftable grades on. Oregon’s Austin Faoliu seemed to suffer from the NFL panning the overall interior class, with seemingly every prospect going well below projection, from projected first-rounder Christian Barmore falling to the second to projected second-rounder Jay Tuefele falling to the fourth to projected mid-rounder Marvin Wilson falling out of the draft completely.
The Cowboys gave LB Anthony Hines $55,000 guaranteed, a smart low-cost move on an athletic linebacker the NFL had limited exposure on. Hines broke out in his first year as starter in 2019, but opted out of the 2020 season in late-September, declaring for the draft in November.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys signed S Tyler Coyle with the idea of making him a LB/S hybrid player in Dan Quinn’s defense. If anybody knows how to make use of prospects like this, it’s the architect of the “Legion of Boom" defense. Coyle transferred from UConn to Purdue prior to last season to reunite with former coach Bob Diaco, who’d latched on as Boilermakers’ DC.
We didn’t see much of Coyle last year, but we know Quinn is going to try to polish off the work Diaco started in trying to mold a hybrid player out of Coyle's size, length and athleticism.
The Cowboys ended up tying for No. 3 in the league last year when three of their No. 1 UDFA class cracked the Week 1 roster. I believe this class will match that total.
6. Philadelphia Eagles
12. Washington Football Team
15. New York Giants
https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/article/rankings/nfc-udfa-class-rankings
Last year, Dallas finished No. 1 in these rankings. In 2019, the Cowboys finished No. 9. Over those two years, per Over the Cap, the Cowboys spent nearly a half-million dollars more in UDFA guaranteed money than any other franchise in the NFL. That's one way to guarantee yourself a top-10 UDFA class ranking every year.
The Cowboys were back at it this year. Iowa WR Brandon Smith was one of their primary targets. Smith, a primo athlete who was inconsistent on the field at Iowa, got top-10 reported guaranteed money in the UDFA class.
The Cowboys also grabbed three defenders I had draftable grades on. Oregon’s Austin Faoliu seemed to suffer from the NFL panning the overall interior class, with seemingly every prospect going well below projection, from projected first-rounder Christian Barmore falling to the second to projected second-rounder Jay Tuefele falling to the fourth to projected mid-rounder Marvin Wilson falling out of the draft completely.
The Cowboys gave LB Anthony Hines $55,000 guaranteed, a smart low-cost move on an athletic linebacker the NFL had limited exposure on. Hines broke out in his first year as starter in 2019, but opted out of the 2020 season in late-September, declaring for the draft in November.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys signed S Tyler Coyle with the idea of making him a LB/S hybrid player in Dan Quinn’s defense. If anybody knows how to make use of prospects like this, it’s the architect of the “Legion of Boom" defense. Coyle transferred from UConn to Purdue prior to last season to reunite with former coach Bob Diaco, who’d latched on as Boilermakers’ DC.
We didn’t see much of Coyle last year, but we know Quinn is going to try to polish off the work Diaco started in trying to mold a hybrid player out of Coyle's size, length and athleticism.
The Cowboys ended up tying for No. 3 in the league last year when three of their No. 1 UDFA class cracked the Week 1 roster. I believe this class will match that total.
6. Philadelphia Eagles
12. Washington Football Team
15. New York Giants
https://www.nbcsports.com/edge/article/rankings/nfc-udfa-class-rankings
