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Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Monday that Dallas had Chidobe Awuzie, one of its 29 pre-draft visitors, "rated higher than the other corners that were left after the first round."
If they didn't get him, they might be in trouble.
"We were holding our breath," Jones said on SiriusXM NFL Radio's Movin' The Chains show. "After him, if you ever had a twinge to want to move up, he was the one."
After the Cowboys picked Awuzie, only two more corners were drafted -- Ahkello Witherspoon and Fabian Moreau -- before they were back on the clock in the third round. Dallas used that pick on another cornerback, Michigan's Jourdan Lewis.
Jones provided the following scouting report on Awuzie:
"In Rod's system he loves the nickels to be able to blitz and have the skills to do it," Jones said. "He's got that in spades. He's actually [a little over] 5-11. He's right at 6-foot. We think at some point maybe he's an outside corner.
"He can go in, you can kick him out, you can kick him back and play safety. On top of that, he's smart as a whip. He has all the football character and has all the off-the-field character. He's the type of football player you want in your organization."
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Monday that Dallas had Chidobe Awuzie, one of its 29 pre-draft visitors, "rated higher than the other corners that were left after the first round."
If they didn't get him, they might be in trouble.
"We were holding our breath," Jones said on SiriusXM NFL Radio's Movin' The Chains show. "After him, if you ever had a twinge to want to move up, he was the one."
After the Cowboys picked Awuzie, only two more corners were drafted -- Ahkello Witherspoon and Fabian Moreau -- before they were back on the clock in the third round. Dallas used that pick on another cornerback, Michigan's Jourdan Lewis.
Jones provided the following scouting report on Awuzie:
"In Rod's system he loves the nickels to be able to blitz and have the skills to do it," Jones said. "He's got that in spades. He's actually [a little over] 5-11. He's right at 6-foot. We think at some point maybe he's an outside corner.
"He can go in, you can kick him out, you can kick him back and play safety. On top of that, he's smart as a whip. He has all the football character and has all the off-the-field character. He's the type of football player you want in your organization."
