Darius Leonard, ILB/OLB, South Carolina State

[SportsGuru80]

I am really intrigued by Leonard, I think he can come in and start immediately at MLB. He should be there in the 3rd round.

 

[cowboyec]

really like this dude.
solid.

 

[Bigdog]

I like him too but don't m ow if he will be there in the 3rd

 

[TheCoolFan]

I don't think he's mentioned enough here in comparison with some of the other LBs...I think he's definitely a guy they are targeting, it just depends on what round will they be willing to pull the trigger

 

[cowboyec]

he'd be a good get.
sounds like he won't be there in the 3rd and 4th....might have to go a round early.

 

[Doomsday]

I don't know if a 213 pound LB is going to be that thumper in the middle of the defense that Dallas needs.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Make a safety out of him.

 

[RS12]

He'll be on my pick 20, they have shown a lot of interest.

 

[Johnny23]

He'll be on my pick 20, they have shown a lot of interest.

7

I don't know if a 213 pound LB is going to be that thumper in the middle of the defense that Dallas needs.

I think he has the frame to put on good weight.

 

[TheCoolFan]

I think the weight on his NFL Combine page is a typo. I've seen him listed at 6'2" 234 everywhere else (CBS Sports and Draftscout to name a few)

 

[Doomsday]

I think the weight on his NFL Combine page is a typo. I've seen him listed at 6'2" 234 everywhere else (CBS Sports and Draftscout to name a few)

Good catch, that makes a lot more sense.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Really like this player and I think they have shown interest in him.

Hope we get him and I also hope that if we take a LB before him it will not keep them from taking him.

I don't know if we get as many LBs as we went with DBs last year but we need to build our LB corp up.

 

[Cowboyny]

I know the Cowboys were connected to him very early in the off-season. At the time, heard he was considered a 2nd round target. Since the Senior Bowl and the Combine, I don't think his value has changed. Might be a target as high as 50. Really like the player, especially his coverage abilities.

 

[cnuball21]

Good round 3 target IMO.

 

[Leadbelly]

ThreeSigma has him at 6'2" and 234. Has a 82.125" wingspan vs Edmunds' 83" (best among LBs) despite Edmunds being almost 2.5" taller and having a wider frame.

I'm not as much of a fan. He looks very boom or bust to me and I would view him as an OLB only here. If Dallas started him at MLB in '18 we'd have the worst run defense in the league. Guesses a lot and goes in the wrong direction a lot. He has potential to develop into a very good LB but I'd hope we grabb a more battle tested top LB before drafting potential.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Really Small. I can actually see a team like Pittsburgh drafting him to play Safety.

 

[Risen Star]

I don't know if a 213 pound LB is going to be that thumper in the middle of the defense that Dallas needs.

He's not 213 lbs.

 

[Risen Star]

One of my favorite sleepers.

More interested in him than that linebacker from Boise State that I think was the one who killed Natalee Holloway.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I'd be happy if we got him. In fact, if we got him and Evans, I'd say that'd be a solid draft since we'd fix our LB situation.

 

[JohnsKey19]

I'd definitely select him at pick 50 if LB is not the pick at 19.