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The Cowboys bring in two more defensive linemen for a pre-draft visit, bringing the total number of defensive linemen to have visited Valley Ranch to 14 - so far.
The Cowboys have almost filled up their quota of 30 national draft-eligible players they are allowed to bring in for pre-draft visits, as news reached us that two more prospects will visit the Cowboys in the coming days:
Josh Norris of Rotoworld.com reports that one of those visitors is Arizona State defensive tackle Will Sutton.
Combination of visits and private workouts for Will Sutton: #Bears, #Patriots, #Cardinals, #Rams, #Cowboys and #Lions.
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) April 22, 2014
Sutton currently ranks 63rd on the CBSSports big board. Over the last two years of college, Sutton amassed a staggering 37 tackles-for-loss and 16 sacks in 17 games for a production ratio of 2.04, second only to Aaron Donald in this year's draft class.
But in contrast to Donald, the 6-0, 303 pound Sutton did not impress with his athletic markers at the combine, which is one reason why Sutton finds himself ranked at the bottom of the second round. But in terms of pure disruptiveness from the defensive tackle position, he has few peers.
Sutton played all along the defensive line at Arizona State, playing all DL positions in both 3-4 and 4-3 lineups. He is most comfortable and most disruptive as a 4-3 defensive tackle lining up as the three-technique. As such, he could be a highly interesting option for the Cowboys, should they miss out on Aaron Donald.
Sutton has received some flak for gaining "almost 30 pounds" of weight between a stellar 2012 junior season and his 2013 senior season, but an in-depth scouting report from Football Outsiders sets the record straight on that:
The 6-foot-1 defensive tackle took college football by storm as a 271-pound junior. However, the NFL’s Draft advisory committee gave Sutton a fifth-round grade at season’s end –- the same round [La'Roi] Glover was drafted 14 years ago. However, Glover was a lean, muscular, and undersized defensive tackle, who didn’t try to gain weight for the sake of pleasing a bunch of guys with a clipboard.
There will be some who believe that the advisory committee’s fifth-round grade of Sutton motivated the Sun Devils star to gain 34 pounds. These were some of the same people writing off Sutton as a limited prospect when he played at a weight similar to Glover and Randle. This is the same mindset that dwells on the rule rather than being open to the exception. [...]
While he was destroying offensive back fields at 271 pounds, Sutton physically looked like a smaller Warren Sapp with Glover and [John] Randle-like technique and intensity.
Any defensive lineman whose scouting report namedrops Sapp, Glover and Randle has to be worth taking a very close look at.
The other prospect coming in for a visit is North Carolina defensive end Kareem Martin:
DE Kareem Martin (UNC), who is projected to go off the board in rounds 2-3, has pre-draft visits with the #Vikings, #Cowboys, and #Panthers.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) April 22, 2014
Martin (6-6, 272 pounds) had the longest arms (35) measured at the combine of any DE, but like with Sutton, it is his college production that really stands out: In 25 games, Martin notched 15.5 sacks and 37 tackles-for-loss for a production ratio of 2.10, which is only marginally lower than the 2.22 recorded by Jadeveon Clowney.
Martin looks like a prototype 4-3 defensive end in the NFL. He has a pro-ready frame, a good amount of athleticism, quickness and explosiveness. Tony Pauline of Draftinsider.net provides this summary of Martin:
Martin showed consistent progress and quietly had a terrific senior season. He's an athletic prospect with natural pass-rushing skills and offers ability at defensive end in a four-man front.
This brings the total number of confirmed national draft prospects invited to Valley Ranch to 27. Notably, those 27 players contain 14 defensive linemen, who are conspicuously bunched in the first three rounds of the draft and at the very end.
Confirmed Cowboys Pre-draft Visits/Workouts per 4/22/2014
CBS Rank Name POS College Visit Type12
Anthony Barr OLB/DE UCLA Official visit13
Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh Official visit16
Zack Martin OT Notre Dame Official visit19
Timmy Jernigan DT FSU Official visit23
Ryan Shazier LB Ohio State Official visit35
Kony Ealy DE Missouri Official visit41
Jimmie Ward S Northern Illinois Official visit43
DeMarcus Lawrence DE Boise State Official visit49
Scott Crichton DE Oregon State Official visit52
Lamarcus Joyner CB FSU Official visit55
Kareem Martin DE North Carolina Official visit60
Dominique Easley DT Florida Official visit61
Paul Richardson WR Colorado Official visit63
Will Sutton DT Arizona State Official visit68
Billy Turner OT North Dakota Official visit73
Gabe Jackson OG Mississippi St. Official visit91
Jack Mewhort OT Ohio State Official Visit98
Will Clarke DE West Virginia Official Visit117
Cyril Richardson G Baylor Official Visit136
Josh Huff WR Oregon Official visit150
Trai Turner OG LSU Official visit170
Howard Jones OLB Shepherd Official visit229
Kerry Hyder DT Texas Tech Official visit318
Brandon Dixon CB Northwest Missouri St. Official visit372
Ken Bishop DT Northern Illinois Official visit389
Chris Whaley DT Texas Official visit504
Davon Coleman DE Arizona State Official visitDallas Day
29
Jason Verrett CB TCU Not coming29
89
Jackson Jeffcoat DE Texas Not coming122
Josh Mauro DE Stanford Dallas Day144
Mike Davis WR Texas Dallas Day281
Garrett Gilbert QB SMU Dallas Day313
Terrance Bullitt OLB Texas Tech Dallas Day367
Ciante Evans S Nebraska Dallas Day415
Casey Pachal QB TCU Dallas Day459
Cory Nelson OLB Oklahoma Dallas Day491
Dashaun Pillips CB Tarleton State Dallas Day500
James Franklin QB Missouri Dallas Day513
Derek Thompson QB North Texas Dallas Day519
Elisha Olabode S TCU Dallas Day537
Kelvin Palmer OT Baylor Dallas Day596
Ben Malena RB Texas A&M Dallas Day608
Kenneth Acker CB SMU Dallas Day637
James Sims RB Kansas Dallas Day653
Josh Allen C Louisiana-Monroe Dallas Day671
Josh Harris RB Wake Forest Dallas Day685
Jeremy Johnson WR SMU Dallas Day707
Adrian Phillips SS Texas Dallas Day758
Aaron Burks WR Boise State Dallas Day766
Taylor Gabriel WR Abilene Christian Dallas Day933
Matt White S Missouri Dallas Day995
Keenan Holman WR SMU Dallas Day- -
Rob Marshall RB Utah State Dallas Day- -
Jonathon Miller RB Illinois State Dallas Day- -
Ronnie Cooper WR University of Saint Mary Dallas Day- -
Aaron Bellazin DE North Texas Dallas Day- -
Tanner Brock LB TCU Dallas Day- -
Craig Wenrick TE UTEP Dallas Day- -
Waymon James RB TCU Dallas Day- -
Donovan Bonner LB Missouri Dallas Day- -
Nosa Eguae DE Auburn Dallas Day- -
Cameron Frosch P Texas A&M Commerce Dallas Day- -
Zachry Orr LB North Texas Dallas Day- -
Chris Parks CB SMU Dallas Day- -
Kacy Rodgers S University of Miami Dallas DayPrivate Workout
78
Bashaud Breeland CB Clemson Private workout78
105
C.J. Fiedorowitz TE Iowa Private workout137
Jerick McKinnon RB Georgia Southern Private workout146
Walt Aikens CB Liberty Private workout194
JC Copeland FB LSU Meeting471
Demetri Goodson CB Baylor Private workout571
Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe DT Boise State Private workout910
Kevin Fogg CB/KR Liberty Private workout- -
Luke Sebald DL Wisconsin Lutheran Private workoutContinue reading...