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The Cowboys have scheduled 18 visits to Valley Ranch so far. Any candidate for one of these visits should be considered a first through third round prospect. I’ve been told the “Texas Day” crew will be players the Cowboys are considering in the late rounds or as un-drafted free agent signings.
1st rounders
Guys who will probably go before 22. Dallas might consider a move up or hope one or more of this groups falls to 22
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee St.
Keith Rivers, LB, USC
Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
Stewart and Kelly are the most likely to drop, IMO.
Fringe — late 1st to early 2nd rounders
Players in this group should be available at 28 or in the early 2nd if Dallas trades down
Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
James Hardy, WR, Indiana
Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
2nd rounders
Players to consider if Dallas trades down into round two or moves up from 61.
Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana
Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas
Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina
3rd rounders
Beau Bell, OLB, UNLV
Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M
3rd to 4th rounds
Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
4th to 5th round
Will Franklin, WR, Missouri
More 4th round and later prospects
Justin Forsett, RB, Cal
Hugh Charles, RB, Colorado
Brandon Foster, CB, Texas
Terrence Wheatley, CB, Colorado
Josh Bell, CB, Baylor
Joe Jon Finley, TE, Oklahoma
Update: I’m seeing some confusion in the threads. This is not an exclusive list of players the Cowboys like at various positions. It’s simply what we can determine based on the visits the Cowboys have arranged so far. The team can still arrange a dozen more official visits.
Understand that the list is not ironclad. In years past the Cowboys have invited players they really like to visit. They have also left off players they eventually drafted high. They also invited a handful of players they eventually passed over.
Think of this as an educated guess list. And what I guess is this:
What we’ve been saying all along is right. Look at the first three groups. What do you see? Keith Rivers aside, it’s nothing but cornerbacks, wide receivers and running backs. In fact, look at all the groups. They’re dominated by CB, RB and WR. Don’t be surprised if Dallas takes more than one player at any or all of these spots. They need numbers in the secondary and only have one RB on the roster with Julius Jones and Tyson Thompson leaving.
I’m guessing the guys in the first group are some of the 21 players to whom Dallas assigned 1st round grades.
Update II: The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram story linked also mentions Texas WR Limas Sweed as a possible national invitee. If he joins the list put him in the first group.
1st rounders
Guys who will probably go before 22. Dallas might consider a move up or hope one or more of this groups falls to 22
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee St.
Keith Rivers, LB, USC
Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
Stewart and Kelly are the most likely to drop, IMO.
Fringe — late 1st to early 2nd rounders
Players in this group should be available at 28 or in the early 2nd if Dallas trades down
Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
James Hardy, WR, Indiana
Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
2nd rounders
Players to consider if Dallas trades down into round two or moves up from 61.
Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana
Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas
Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina
3rd rounders
Beau Bell, OLB, UNLV
Martellus Bennett, TE, Texas A&M
3rd to 4th rounds
Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
4th to 5th round
Will Franklin, WR, Missouri
More 4th round and later prospects
Justin Forsett, RB, Cal
Hugh Charles, RB, Colorado
Brandon Foster, CB, Texas
Terrence Wheatley, CB, Colorado
Josh Bell, CB, Baylor
Joe Jon Finley, TE, Oklahoma
Update: I’m seeing some confusion in the threads. This is not an exclusive list of players the Cowboys like at various positions. It’s simply what we can determine based on the visits the Cowboys have arranged so far. The team can still arrange a dozen more official visits.
Understand that the list is not ironclad. In years past the Cowboys have invited players they really like to visit. They have also left off players they eventually drafted high. They also invited a handful of players they eventually passed over.
Think of this as an educated guess list. And what I guess is this:
What we’ve been saying all along is right. Look at the first three groups. What do you see? Keith Rivers aside, it’s nothing but cornerbacks, wide receivers and running backs. In fact, look at all the groups. They’re dominated by CB, RB and WR. Don’t be surprised if Dallas takes more than one player at any or all of these spots. They need numbers in the secondary and only have one RB on the roster with Julius Jones and Tyson Thompson leaving.
I’m guessing the guys in the first group are some of the 21 players to whom Dallas assigned 1st round grades.
Update II: The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram story linked also mentions Texas WR Limas Sweed as a possible national invitee. If he joins the list put him in the first group.