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Scout’s Eye: From Zeke To Gathers, Detailed Scouting Reports On All 9 Picks
Sunday, May 01, 2016 1:02 PM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout
With the draft now officially complete, and over 300 players studied and graded, here are the nine players drafted by the Cowboys in the 2016 Draft.
Ezekiel Elliott
RB, Ohio State (6-0, 225) 4.42
Explosive start - stop quickness. Can plant his foot and take off. Reads quickly. Soft hands. Doesn’t fight the ball. Very natural in the way that he catches the ball. Outstanding awareness and technique as a pass protector. Will square up on his man and strike. Can ride his man out of the play. Will sustain his block. Can make the first man miss with the ball in his hands. Avoids tacklers. Is always looking for space. Physical lead blocker in the red zone. Reads blocks well. Knows how to set them up then cut. Can turn the corner and work up the sideline. Patience as a runner. Let's blocks develop and then attacks. Can run inside then work outside. Has a nose for goal line. Runs through arm tackles. Can run in and out of trouble. Is one of the most complete running backs that I’ve ever scouted. Has the ability to do it all.
Jaylon Smith
LB, Notre Dame (6-3, 240) 4.67
Plays with some pop. Upper body strength. Nose for the ball. Good flow. Has some speed as a blitzer. Will take on blocks and fight with hands. Plays in space, rally to ball. Wrap up tackler. Carry the tight end up the field. Will play around blocks. Reacts well to routes. Plays with a burst. Will line up wide in coverage. Aware to pick up tight end under. Hand down rusher. Finds the ball. Gets in the hole. Will go quickly to the flat. Can get to outside in a hurry. Plays well on the move. Active feet. Can retrace his steps on a blitz. Flexible player. Can carry man across the field. Plays with a burst. Would be one of the top three players in this draft if not for the knee injury suffered in the Fiesta Bowl. Has a chance to be an All Pro in this league or never play a down.
Maliek Collins
DT, Nebraska (6-2, 300) 5.06
Some initial quickness and pop. Rip move to free. Have seen him use a club move as well with some power to buy some space. Can put some pressure inside the pocket. Can hold his ground. Fights his way through double team. Can attack the outside shoulder. Plays with some lateral quickness. Does a nice job of chasing the ball. Can use on the twist. Plays with some upper body power. There are snaps where you see him walk the blocker back. Can get some penetration. Really good when he is on the move and avoiding the low block. Needs to work to extend hands. When he doesn’t do that he will have trouble getting off blocks. Would like to see him redirect better when he clears himself in the pocket rushing. Gets push with power. Helps in the twist due to his ability to get push. See him in the Cowboys scheme as a three technique or under tackle.
Charles Tapper
DE, Oklahoma (6-3, 271) 4.59
Thought the Oklahoma defensive scheme hurt his ability to be a really good player. There wasn’t enough snaps where he came off the ball with pace. Was asked to two-gap more than just react, so he appeared slow and tentative. Has some shock in his hands. Hands go inside and then you will see him control the blocker. Does a nice job of retracing his steps when he gets up the field. Works to stay square along the line. Needs to do a better job of freeing himself when rushing up the field. There are snaps where he doesn’t really play aware, Ball goes by him. Would like to see him capture the edge better but scheme likely has something to do with that. See as a left end but could play on the right side if he is able to use his quickness better. There is something to his game but you don’t always see it.
Dak Prescott
QB, Mississippi State (6-2, 226) 4.77
Overhand throwing motion. Can be accurate throwing to his left. Stands up on his toes to throw. Will slide to avoid rush. Touch for the screen. Some deep as well. Will unload the ball under pressure. Will come back to second receiver. Will throw into coverage. Tends to lock onto receiver. Times where he doesn’t get help. His receivers will drop balls on him. Will allow routes to develop. Tends to hold the ball much too long. Question his pocket awareness at times. Shows arm strength with hips open. Will need to tighten up his throwing motion. Has the physical traits but not always a sense of urgency to deliver the ball. Size and athletic ability to work in and out of the pocket. Will need to develop his ability to take snaps from center and operate.
The rest: http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...gathers-detailed-scouting-reports-all-9-picks
Sunday, May 01, 2016 1:02 PM CDT
By Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout
With the draft now officially complete, and over 300 players studied and graded, here are the nine players drafted by the Cowboys in the 2016 Draft.
Ezekiel Elliott
RB, Ohio State (6-0, 225) 4.42
Explosive start - stop quickness. Can plant his foot and take off. Reads quickly. Soft hands. Doesn’t fight the ball. Very natural in the way that he catches the ball. Outstanding awareness and technique as a pass protector. Will square up on his man and strike. Can ride his man out of the play. Will sustain his block. Can make the first man miss with the ball in his hands. Avoids tacklers. Is always looking for space. Physical lead blocker in the red zone. Reads blocks well. Knows how to set them up then cut. Can turn the corner and work up the sideline. Patience as a runner. Let's blocks develop and then attacks. Can run inside then work outside. Has a nose for goal line. Runs through arm tackles. Can run in and out of trouble. Is one of the most complete running backs that I’ve ever scouted. Has the ability to do it all.
Jaylon Smith
LB, Notre Dame (6-3, 240) 4.67
Plays with some pop. Upper body strength. Nose for the ball. Good flow. Has some speed as a blitzer. Will take on blocks and fight with hands. Plays in space, rally to ball. Wrap up tackler. Carry the tight end up the field. Will play around blocks. Reacts well to routes. Plays with a burst. Will line up wide in coverage. Aware to pick up tight end under. Hand down rusher. Finds the ball. Gets in the hole. Will go quickly to the flat. Can get to outside in a hurry. Plays well on the move. Active feet. Can retrace his steps on a blitz. Flexible player. Can carry man across the field. Plays with a burst. Would be one of the top three players in this draft if not for the knee injury suffered in the Fiesta Bowl. Has a chance to be an All Pro in this league or never play a down.
Maliek Collins
DT, Nebraska (6-2, 300) 5.06
Some initial quickness and pop. Rip move to free. Have seen him use a club move as well with some power to buy some space. Can put some pressure inside the pocket. Can hold his ground. Fights his way through double team. Can attack the outside shoulder. Plays with some lateral quickness. Does a nice job of chasing the ball. Can use on the twist. Plays with some upper body power. There are snaps where you see him walk the blocker back. Can get some penetration. Really good when he is on the move and avoiding the low block. Needs to work to extend hands. When he doesn’t do that he will have trouble getting off blocks. Would like to see him redirect better when he clears himself in the pocket rushing. Gets push with power. Helps in the twist due to his ability to get push. See him in the Cowboys scheme as a three technique or under tackle.
Charles Tapper
DE, Oklahoma (6-3, 271) 4.59
Thought the Oklahoma defensive scheme hurt his ability to be a really good player. There wasn’t enough snaps where he came off the ball with pace. Was asked to two-gap more than just react, so he appeared slow and tentative. Has some shock in his hands. Hands go inside and then you will see him control the blocker. Does a nice job of retracing his steps when he gets up the field. Works to stay square along the line. Needs to do a better job of freeing himself when rushing up the field. There are snaps where he doesn’t really play aware, Ball goes by him. Would like to see him capture the edge better but scheme likely has something to do with that. See as a left end but could play on the right side if he is able to use his quickness better. There is something to his game but you don’t always see it.
Dak Prescott
QB, Mississippi State (6-2, 226) 4.77
Overhand throwing motion. Can be accurate throwing to his left. Stands up on his toes to throw. Will slide to avoid rush. Touch for the screen. Some deep as well. Will unload the ball under pressure. Will come back to second receiver. Will throw into coverage. Tends to lock onto receiver. Times where he doesn’t get help. His receivers will drop balls on him. Will allow routes to develop. Tends to hold the ball much too long. Question his pocket awareness at times. Shows arm strength with hips open. Will need to tighten up his throwing motion. Has the physical traits but not always a sense of urgency to deliver the ball. Size and athletic ability to work in and out of the pocket. Will need to develop his ability to take snaps from center and operate.
The rest: http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...gathers-detailed-scouting-reports-all-9-picks