I'm born and raised southern California so the Rose Bowl is a must-watch every year for me, even when my beloved Trojans are nowhere near playing in it.
There's 4 guys in today's Rose Bowl that I like for the Cowboys (with that second round pick in mind):
Ohio State
Michael Jordan, Center, 6'7" 312 lbs, Jordan has started at center, guard, and tackle for the Buckeyes. He was a highly recruited kid (4-star) out of Michigan.
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endall Sheffield, Cornerback, 6'0" 193. Sheffield is a personal favorite of mine and checks a lot of boxes for me. Ohio State has done a great job of preparing defensive backs for the league, he gets his hands on a lot of balls (16 PBU's the last two years), he's fast (broke the Ohio State’s 60-meter dash record with a time of 6.663), and has good size. Plus, as a junior college coach, I'm always excited to see JuCo guys produce at the D1 level.
Washington
Byron Murphy, Cornerback, 5'11", 182. Another CB? Yes. One, the NFL is a passing league so you need to add talented corners whenever you can. Two, Anthony Brown has played decent the last few weeks, but is still a penalty waiting to happen. If you can upgrade from him, you should. I've watched Byron since he was a freshman in high school and he's always been the most talented kid on the field. Personally, I think he's a 1st rounder, but the NFL Draft advisory board just gave him a 2nd round grade.
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aylor Rapp, Safety, 6'0", 200. He isn't the dynamic athlete I prefer in a safety but he's always around the ball and is a quarterback of the secondary (think Darren Woodson). He has started 36 games in his three years in Seattle and has 171 tackles, 7 sacks, 7 INT, and 14 passes defended for the Huskies. He earned 1st team All-American honors this year, as well as back-to-back All-Pac 12 1st team honors, and was the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2016.
