2010 Cowboys-Only Mock Draft: Version 4.0, Post-Adams and Hamlin

[cowboyjoe]

2010 Cowboys-Only Mock Draft: Version 4.0, Post-Adams and Hamlin

http://dallascowboystimes.com/2010/...mock-draft-version-4-0-post-adams-and-hamlin/


In our analysis of the ramifications of releasing Flozell Adams and Ken Hamlin, we noted that Hamlin’s departure indirectly affects the Cowboys’ cornerback depth. FS/CB Alan Ball will likely move to free safety full-time, leaving Dallas with just three viable options at cornerback.

Would Kyle Wilson's value in the late first round be too good to pass up?
So what happens if one of the Cowboys’ top-rated cornerbacks slides to their selection? Would they have the bravado to pick him despite recently losing two starters at key positions?

In this Mock Draft Version 4.0, we will take a look at the path Dallas may take should they pull the trigger on a sliding cornerback.

Round 1

Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State

Wilson would represent great value with the 27th pick, but he doesn’t fit an immediate need for Dallas. Yes, the cornerback position is extremely thin, but the top three guys (particularly Mike Jenkins and Terence Newman) are exceptional.

Wilson could compete for nickel duties in 2010 and aid the Cowboys significantly in the return game. Will that be enough to justify his selection?

Round 2

Vladimir Ducasse, OG/OT, UMass

We have a slight man-crush on Ducasse. Big, athletic, and versatile, Ducasse has enormous upside–even more so than a lot of first-rounders.

The problem with Ducasse is that he is so raw that it may take some time for him to develop. Could he have an impact in 2010? Probably not as large of one as you might expect from a second-rounder.

Round 3

Darrell Stuckey, S, Kansas

The main issue with selecting Wilson in the first round surfaces itself here. Stuckey is a project and not someone who can be counted on for immediate help in the secondary. By drafting a lineman in the second round, the Cowboys would ultimately be forced to start either ball or (Michael) Hamlin at FS.

Round 4

Sam Young, OT, Notre Dame

We really believe Dallas could select a multitude of linemen this year. With Ducasse able to play either tackle or guard (we think he is a tackle), the Cowboys are free to select an offensive lineman who plays basically any position in the later rounds. Young or Miami’s Jason Fox could be options here.


Don't sleep on the Cowboys drafting a fullback.
Round 6

Clifton Geathers, DT/DE, South Carolina

We have been pushing the need for a versatile DT/DE of late, even projecting the Cowboys to select Penn State’s Jared Odrick in recent mock drafts. However, selecting Wilson in the first round pigeon-holes Dallas into drafting an offensive lineman and safety in rounds two and three, so the DT/DE hybrid spot cannot be addressed until the later rounds.

Round 7

John Conner, FB, Kentucky

Conner may not last this long, but he is perhaps the top fullback prospect in this class. With Deon Anderson’s future up in the air and John Phillips unable to convert to fullback full-time, Conner makes a lot of sense for Dallas.

Analysis

Overall, this mock draft seems a bit weaker than our previous ones. Sure, the Cowboys obtain a player of great value in Boise State CB Kyle Wilson, but at what cost? Can this team really afford to go into the 2010 season with Alan Ball, Michael Hamlin, and Darrell Stuckey as the choices at free safety?

Ultimately, if Dallas does not make a move for a free safety or left tackle prior to the Draft, we fear their options could become quite narrow.

 

[SDogo]

Sign me up for rounds 1,2 and 7

 

[rkell87]

question, could wilson move to FS? he is the same height as ET and they played at the same weight but thomas put on 10 pounds could wilson do that?

 

[Jongb35]

Sign me up for rounds 1,2 and 7

That's actually my mock and I totally agree haha. Just trying to get a realistic feel, but wilson, ducasse, and conner are all guys I like. Stuckey might be a bit of a reach, but Dallas may be forced to take a safety and tackle in rounds two and three if they do choose to grab a player who slid in the first but doesn't necessarily match a need.

I have a sneaking suspicion we are going to see some Cowboys news here in the next few days.

 

[casmith07]

Kyle Wilson first, and Vlad Ducasse 2nd would be enough for me to mail in the rest of the draft, haha.

Love John Conner as a pick too. He's like a better, faster, Deon Anderson that can actually catch and run and not get arrested.

 

[Jongb35]

question, could wilson move to FS? he is the same height as ET and they played at the same weight but thomas put on 10 pounds could wilson do that?

I don't see Wilson as a FS. He is not as willing a tackler as Thomas, and his quickness allows him to excel in coverage. That's not to say he COULDN'T do it, but just that he is better-suited at CB--kind of like how L Davis CAN play tackle but it much better inside.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Wilson wont be there, he is gone @ #24 to the Eagles.

 

[ghst187]

My thought regarding this draft is that we REALLY need 3 players in the first two rounds and we currently have only 2 picks. Preferrably we'd get an extra, early 2nd rd pick somehow. If we had 3 picks in the first 2 rds this year we could easily get a quality OL, DB, and WR/PR. As we stand, we're going to have to pray that some good players slip. What frustrates me about this year is that LAST YEAR we had a ton of picks, knowing that some of them had zero chance of making the roster, and we wasted a bunch when we could've parlayed a few of those picks into at least an extra pick or two this year, when the draft is really loaded.
This might be a year we use next year's 1st rounder as leverage to get an extra player in the first 2-3 rounds this year that is sliding. Would be awesome to be sitting there at 27 with two players that we really want like Dez and Iupati or Dez and Davis or Thomas and one of those OL ...and work a trade to also acquire the 28 pick. Won't surprise me a bit.

 

[casmith07]

Wilson wont be there, he is gone @ #24 to the Eagles.

I don't think so. I think with the pickup of Dunta Robinson that Wilson will be playing in Atlanta.

 

[rkell87]

Wilson wont be there, he is gone @ #24 to the Eagles.

i assume you came to this conclusion based on the sheldon brown trade? im pretty sure they were just making room for nnamdi asomugha.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

W/ Brewster waiting in the wings I doubt we take Sam Young, a RT only and a shaky one at that

 

[9darter]

Getting away with Wilson and Ducasse in the same draft would be awesome.