Im going to do these periodically throughout the draft. Im gonna list some day potential 1 and 2 prospects, and want you to tell me exactly what they would add to the Cowboys. Im gonna some oft discussed names, some controversial names, and just rando's. Keep in mind this is not "Why we should or shouldnt draft...." its what the particular players would add
- Gregory Rousseau – Long, solid edge setter with pass rushing upside. Needs to add more consistency to his game but when he beats the blocker he converts the pressure into a sack at a ridiculously high rate. May not be quite as sudden as the media portrays him as being as a converted WR. Great athlete but not in the class of Oweh and may also be behind J. Phillips too.
- Kyle Pitts – Once in a decade sort of TE prospect. Capable of taking over games as weapon in the passing game. Would give defenses nightmares when paired up with our receivers group.
- Christian Barmore – I'm a Bama alum and have always been a big fan of Barmore but I wouldn't be happy with Dallas taking him in the 1st unless they traded down and got good value. He was rotated out quite often at Bama and I think it had to do with not playing with as much gap integrity as the staff would've liked. His combination of size, explosiveness and aggressiveness will get IOL on their heels but he essentially plays like a 3-tech in a 1-tech's body, and his balance has room for improvement. Still only 20 though so lots of upside.
- Chazz Surrant – Not a huge fan unless he fell to the 3rd. Great natural feel for the game, seems to process quickly despite changing sides of the ball at UNC. Not sure that he will test as well as expected. He has short arms and I think he might be more athletic/agile than he is explosive or fast. I've heard people compare him to Bolton and I think Bolton is a much safer prospect although Surrat may have more upside.
- Shaun Wade – Meh. Just didn't look like he had it this year at all and it was evident that he's incapable of playing on the outside at a high level. The only thing I would say positive is that if Quinn greatly prefers bigger slot corners then maybe he would be worth a look later in the draft if he tumbled to the 4th. Not a ton of teams are looking for a guy who can only play in the slot and has his build/play style. I have a feeling the Cowboys' scheme could cause them to covet that skillset more than most teams so if we could get him really late then okay.
- Jevon Holland – I like him a lot as a slot corner/safety hybrid. His tackling might not be good enough to ever become a full time starter at safety but I could see him as sort of a super flex type that's essentially your 3rd corner and 3rd safety.
- Paris Ford – Really interesting prospect that I think is getting slept on a bit due to his size. He's a converted corner who has the cover skills to be a slot corner in the NFL but I think he could easily stick at FS as well. On top of being versatile and good sticky cover guy, I've heard he has a great football IQ too. Could be a great pickup in the 3rd, IMO. I think he and Holland are very similar but I could see Holland going in the late 2nd and Ford not going until the 3rd (which would be a better value than Holland in the 2nd, IMO).
