News: Draft Rumor: Dallas Cowboys could convert CB Josh Jackson to safety

[Rayman70]

I have a novel idea. How about drafting a safety to play safety instead.

amen

 

[LACowboysFan1]

That's crazy talk. /sarc

Thought we were talking about the Cowboys?

 

[Stash]

I do think if they trade up it will be for a safety.

Especially with the news of Byron back to corner.


Who knows though... They may think Xavier Woods can do the job.

I think Woods deserves the chance, at least before you draft yet another guy. If not, what was the point of trading up to get Woods last year? And what did the guy do so wrong in 2017 that he's taken completely out of the equation?

 

[Aven8]

This team and scouts love them some DB's........

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

It sounds like DJ is just guessing...I wonder if there's any truth to it?

Either way has Jackson ever played safety at Iowa? Seems like an awfully big risk in the top 20.

Yeah, if we wanted to convert an Iowa CB into a safety, we should have stole Des King last year instead of picking Switzer

 

[MrPhil]

Thought we were talking about the Cowboys?

That is true, they have crazy down to a science in Big D.

 

[Teague31]

Position flex!!!!!!

 

[Teague31]

Ugh. Here we go again

 

[roughneck266]

I have a novel idea. How about drafting a safety to play safety instead.

MY thoughts exactly.

 

[StarMan2112]

I would HATE that pick at 19.

 

[cowboyec]

Isaiah Oliver....private workout...which Jackson hasnt.

or just draft S Tavarius Moore,S Miss.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Terrell Edmunds*, S, Virginia Tech
Height: 6-0. Weight: 217. Arm: 32.75. Hand: 10.5.
40 Time: 4.47.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

DeShon Elliott*, S, Texas
Height: 6-1. Weight: 210. Arm: 32.25. Hand: 10.5.
40 Time: 4.58.

4/14/18: Elliott enjoyed a breakout 2017 season and was one of the nation's leaders in interceptions with six. The junior also had 63 tackles and three passes broken up

Plenty of decent prospects after the the first two...

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

According to one NFL insider, the Dallas Cowboys could draft a cornerback early in the upcoming draft with the idea of converting him to free safety.
With the news that the Dallas Cowboys will convert former first round pick Byron Jones from safety to cornerback this offseason, his void could become a position the team opts to address early in the upcoming draft.

The two highest rated safeties going into the annual selection event, which is taking place late next week, are Derwin James out of Florida State and Minkah Fitzpatrick out of Alabama.

Unfortunately, both prospects are expected to be off-the-board by the time the Cowboys’ number is called in the first round, 19th overall. Therefore, many experts believe Dallas will be forced to address a position other than safety with their top pick.

But according to draft buzz that one NFL insider is hearing, that may not be the case. Instead, the Cowboys are rumored to be interested in Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson, with the intention of possibly converting him into a safety.

“Cowboys [are] in the market for a wide receiver, as we all know. We’ve talked a little about [Courtland] Sutton. But a safety … a lot of talk of [Byron Jones] moving to corner, which frees them up for a safety.” said NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah on the Move the Sticks podcast on Monday. “If Derwin James and Minkah Fitzpatrick are both gone, the sleeper name I have there is actually at corner, and that’s Josh Jackson out of Iowa converting to safety.”

Touted as a possible first round selection, Jackson was a one-year wonder at Iowa. The 6-foot-1, 196 pound cornerback posted 48 total tackles, a whopping 26 passed defended and eight interceptions for the Hawkeyes as a one-year starter in 2017.

Jackson is touted for his lanky frame, long arms and excellent football instincts. The latter being something Byron Jones severely lacked at the position in Dallas for the past two seasons.

The native of Corinth, TX is a true ballhawk and could be the defensive playmaker this Cowboys defense has needed in their secondary at safety. Don’t believe me? Checkout this one-handed interception Jackson recorded against Ohio State.

https://thelandryhat.com/2018/04/17/dallas-cowboys-convert-josh-jackson-safety/

This must be a smoke screen to get Seattle to come down on their asking price of Earl Thomas.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I think Woods deserves the chance, at least before you draft yet another guy. If not, what was the point of trading up to get Woods last year? And what did the guy do so wrong in 2017 that he's taken completely out of the equation?

Well they traded a 5th so they will probably say if he's a special teams guy and a solid one...you get decent value for him. But I don't get it. Did Woods play bad enough not to warrant a chance? Woods was everything we expected. I don't get why he's not being given the shot. Unless he's the SS.

 

[Stash]

Well they traded a 5th so they will probably say if he's a special teams guy and a solid one...you get decent value for him. But I don't get it. Did Woods play bad enough not to warrant a chance? Woods was everything we expected. I don't get why he's not being given the shot. Unless he's the SS.

I don't see him as SS material.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

I don't see him as SS material.

Well at 5-11 he's not a free safety...

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I don't see him as SS material.

Ehhh.....I don't know. I could see him as either safety.

 

[Stash]

Well at 5-11 he's not a free safety...

Think first, then type.

Here's are the heights for the two best free safeties in the league:

http://www.nfl.com/player/earlthomas/2508080/profile

http://www.nfl.com/player/ericberry/496723/profile

Tell me how, at 5'11" , Woods is "not a free safety"?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Well at 5-11 he's not a free safety...

Those guys are usually smaller. I've seen those guys range from 5'9 to 6 foot.