ESPN Dallas: Cowboys draft picks: CB Josh Thomas

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May 31
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By Calvin Watkins

This is Part 2 of our daily draft series on the Cowboys draft picks. Today we go up a few rounds and take a look at cornerback Josh Thomas.

JOSH THOMAS
Ht., Wt.: 5-foot-10, 191
School: Buffalo
Round (overall): Fifth (143)

To learn more about Cowboys draft pick Josh Thomas, we talked with Buffalo associate head coach/secondary Ernest Jones. Here's what he had to say:

When you first got him on campus, what was your thoughts?

Jones: It wasn't a great meeting, because Josh is a moody guy. I caught him on a bad day. When he's up, he's up; when he's down, he's down. I was like, "Who is this dude?" After about a week, I got to know him and he's a great guy, passionate about football. Good guy ... soft-spoken guy away from the field. On the field, he's a nasty player. He tries to destroy wide receivers. When I first met him I said, "I'm not going to like this guy. If he fails a test or not go to class, he will take it out on other players." But he doesn't do that. This is a real spiritual guy who loves his teammates.

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On the field, he's a nasty player. He tries to destroy wide receivers.

When we played Bowling Green, he held their best guy to just one pass. He just destroyed that kid, pushed him to the ground ... everything. The kid had a quick slant, and JT just tackled him and snatched the ball and that was his only catch the whole game.

Music to my ears. Just what our defense needs more of.