CCBoy
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 45,514
- Reaction score
- 21,755
Dallas Cowboys: Using history to forecast draft future
https://thelandryhat.com/2018/04/22/dallas-cowboys-draft-history-forecasts-future/
...Going by those parameters, 218 players have been chosen between 11thand 32ndoverall. Of those, 128 are/were, at minimum, solid starters. You can narrow this down even further as it related to where Dallas is drafting. Out of 70 players selected between the 16thand 22ndpicks, 45 have become solid starters for their teams.
This is all to say that the Dallas Cowboys have a better than 50% chance of landing a solid starter at pick nineteen. But which positions tend to succeed better than others? The biggest needs on this team happen to be linebacker, safety, defensive tackle, guard and receiver. All but one of those positions have shown a better than 50% success rate...
If you want the Cowboys to be ultra-safe, guard or safety appear to be the best bets. UTEP’s Will Hernandez or Stanford’s Justin Reid could prove capable of being starters for many years to come. If you prefer a little more pizzazz with your pick but still want security, those options exist as well. Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans or defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne immediately come to mind...
https://thelandryhat.com/2018/04/22/dallas-cowboys-draft-history-forecasts-future/
...Going by those parameters, 218 players have been chosen between 11thand 32ndoverall. Of those, 128 are/were, at minimum, solid starters. You can narrow this down even further as it related to where Dallas is drafting. Out of 70 players selected between the 16thand 22ndpicks, 45 have become solid starters for their teams.
This is all to say that the Dallas Cowboys have a better than 50% chance of landing a solid starter at pick nineteen. But which positions tend to succeed better than others? The biggest needs on this team happen to be linebacker, safety, defensive tackle, guard and receiver. All but one of those positions have shown a better than 50% success rate...
If you want the Cowboys to be ultra-safe, guard or safety appear to be the best bets. UTEP’s Will Hernandez or Stanford’s Justin Reid could prove capable of being starters for many years to come. If you prefer a little more pizzazz with your pick but still want security, those options exist as well. Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans or defensive tackle Da’Ron Payne immediately come to mind...
