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Dallas Cowboys: Bleak Draft History of the 28th Pick
http://thelandryhat.com/2017/01/21/dallas-cowboys-bleak-draft-history-28th-pick/
Although the history of the 28th overall selection is bleak, the Dallas Cowboys recent successes bode well for them in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Following their highly successful 2016 campaign, in which they finished the regular season sitting atop the NFC with a 13-3 record, the Dallas Cowboys must “make do” with the 28th overall selection in the upcoming 2017 NFL Draft. Such is the price of success.
But can the Cowboys still find draft success despite owning such a late pick in the first round? Two years ago, Dallas landed University of Connecticut defensive back Byron Jones with the 27th overall selection.
Although Jones has already had a tremendous impact on the Cowboys secondary, he has yet to be nominated for a Pro Bowl. And so far the 24-year old safety isn’t the athletic ballhawk many hoped he would become. Jones has recorded just one interception in his first two seasons in Dallas.
So, I decided to look back at the history of the 28th overall selection for the past twenty years of the draft. Here is what I found…
http://thelandryhat.com/2017/01/21/dallas-cowboys-bleak-draft-history-28th-pick/
Although the history of the 28th overall selection is bleak, the Dallas Cowboys recent successes bode well for them in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Following their highly successful 2016 campaign, in which they finished the regular season sitting atop the NFC with a 13-3 record, the Dallas Cowboys must “make do” with the 28th overall selection in the upcoming 2017 NFL Draft. Such is the price of success.
But can the Cowboys still find draft success despite owning such a late pick in the first round? Two years ago, Dallas landed University of Connecticut defensive back Byron Jones with the 27th overall selection.
Although Jones has already had a tremendous impact on the Cowboys secondary, he has yet to be nominated for a Pro Bowl. And so far the 24-year old safety isn’t the athletic ballhawk many hoped he would become. Jones has recorded just one interception in his first two seasons in Dallas.
So, I decided to look back at the history of the 28th overall selection for the past twenty years of the draft. Here is what I found…
