If all these DT's are on the board at 42, which one?

[Mr_437]

Wilson was better than Diggs but carry on

 

[stilltheguru]

Facts. Pff, pro football reference, whatever you want to use.

 

[Chuck 54]

For this scenario assume we addressed corner in rd 1, Moehrig/Grant are already off the board, but all the DT's outside of Barmore are still available, which one would you take:

Onwuzurike Washington
Nixon Iowa
Tufele USC
McNeil NC State

I would probably lean towards Tufele as he offers the best positional flex. Can play the 3, the 1 and even the 4T. The top two are strictly 3T, where McNeil might be rated too high as more of a run, two down player.

I’m voting none of the above. Too early for a 1 tech, but I want to see Hill and Gallimore at 3 tech and Woods and a draft choice at 1 Tech, along with any FA signing like McCoy who could play both.

 

[gimmesix]

I changed my mind after watching some film on several of the DTs. I would take McNeill. He shows both power and burst and I believe he could play either the 1 or the 3. My ideal would be to trade down to about 20 and take Barmore and then take McNeill with 44. The second-round pick we get for trading down could be used on a corner or safety, then we can also address corner/safety in the third round and possibly linebacker (although I could live with spending both third-round picks on DBs and addressing linebacker in the fourth).

If PFF's ratings are right, may not be able to trade down that far and get Barmore (14th on their big board), although I've seen him rated by most in the 20s. McNeill (rated 47) would be around for our second, though.

Assuming he's around at 20, my picks would probably be:
1st (with trade down) DT Christian Barmore (if he's gone, S Trevor Moehrig or CB Jaycee Horn)
2nd DT Alim McNeill (alternate S Richie Grant)
2nd (from trade down) CB Ifeatu Melinfonwu (rated 64th) (alternate DT Tyler Shelvin)

So, I'd be happy with a combo of Barmore, McNeil and Melinfonwu or Barmore, Grant and Shelvin or Moehrig, McNeill and Shelvin or Horn, McNeill and Shelvin in the first two rounds. (Granted, I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert, so just because these are my preferences doesn't mean they will turn out better than anyone Dallas picks.) The consistent theme here is getting two DTs early.