Drafted by Cowboys With the 29th pick. Dallas Cowboys take OT Tyler Guyton

[big dog cowboy]

Growing up a Cowboys fan, this had to be a dream come true for him.

 

[Bluefin]

I really won't be surprised if we trade up slightly to get him. Everyone has to know by now that he's our target, so if we stand pat, some other team will jump in front of us if they want him. Hopefully we can trade up without giving up one of the thirds.

I've heard Carolina might be looking at him early in round 2.

Dallas needs to be patient and see who falls to them, IMO.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I don't want to wait until the fifth round to try to find our next center. That lowers your chances of accomplishing that goal.

I can see Van Pran being on of our 3rds

 

[Mookie]

I find it strange that he wasn't one of the 30 visits.

 

[gimmesix]

I've heard Carolina might be looking at him early in round 2.

Dallas needs to be patient and see who falls to them, IMO.

If he's gone, then I hope either Frazier or JPJ makes it to 56. I'm not a big fan of taking back-to-back linemen, but I would. That would make 73 our RB pick.

 

[Cebrin]

Tyler Guyton:
PROS

• Great athlete
• Huge frame with long arms- great for a T
• Quick feet for pass protection
• Lots of upside

CONS

• Only started 14 games in college as a T
• Will probably need some time to develop.
• Not a plug and play guy

SCOUTING REPORT: SUMMARY
Tyler Smith offers elite potential due to his obvious athletic skills. He's an ultra-aggressive mauler who overpowers opponents with exceptional power and explosiveness and is one of the best-run blockers in college football. Smith however is very raw, has very undeveloped skills as a pass protector, and will no doubt need to time sit and learn the position in the pros.
If Smith is drafted on his potential alone teams could argue he has value in the first round but currently, we consider him as a likely third-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft.



3rd round. Lol. I'm going to give Dallas their due diligence. They are consistently good at OL.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I find it strange that he wasn't one of the 30 visits.

I dont think Mazi was last year. Not sure about Tyler, but Lamb wasn't one of our Zoom "visits" in 2020. 30 isnt the absolute indicator of who they are looking at it once was

 

[KingCorcoran]

I've heard Carolina might be looking at him early in round 2.

Dallas needs to be patient and see who falls to them, IMO.

Signing players no one else wants always works out well. I’m with you 100%.

 

[Kwyn]

Could have probably taken him at 24 but get a high third round pick to trade down and get him.

I think we missed on the next Jim Otto

 

[gimmesix]

I can see Van Pran being on of our 3rds

I'm not opposed to it if JPJ and Frazier are gone. I'm really intrigued by Kansas OL Dominick Puni, though. As a former tackle and guard, I think he'd bring more power to the center position than some of the mid-round centers. Van Pran probably will be just as good as or better than Biadasz, though, so I'm not against it.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Rep 1 and 2 shows the good, reps 3 through 6 show the bad.

 

[NotForLong]

Voch not a fan but remember he hated the other Tyler too

Vouch is an idiot

 

[MikeT22]

6. TYLER GUYTON, Oklahoma (6-7 ½, 330, 5.21, 1-2): Fourth-year junior. “If you watch the Florida State game he actually dominated (Jared) Verse,” one scout said. “He kicked his ***. Absolutely dominated him. But he only steps up for big games. He went down to the Senior Bowl and stepped up.

Well, that makes him different from most of our guys.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Mel Kiper:

Offensive Tackles
1. Joe Alt, Notre Dame
2. JC Latham, Alabama
3. Olu Fashanu, Penn State
4. Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
5. Amarius Mims, Georgia
6. Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
7. Jordan Morgan, Arizona
8. Roger Rosengarten, Washington
9. Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
10. Patrick Paul, Houston
11. Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
12. Christian Jones, Texas

NFL Expert Consensus Board ranking has Guyton at 28 and Jones at 95.

Other people's rankings doesn't mean much to me. I prefer judging players based on their performances and against the type of competition on average...

As one can see, Christian Jones went up against tougher Defenses on average, and he performed much better in both pass and run blocking than Tyler Guyton did.

Cowboys could have picked up the better performing and way better experienced Christian Jones in the 3rd round while using that 1st (or traded down into the early 2nd round for an extra 3rd or a 4th round pick) round pick on another position of need.

 

[America's Cowboy]

I don't want to wait until the fifth round to try to find our next center. That lowers your chances of accomplishing that goal.

You would if you knew how to find hidden gems in the middle rounds while using early round picks on playmakers in need. Too bad the Cowboys don't, and it shows with their current situation.

 

[lukemartin79]

He also drafted lamb parsons Diggs… bland…All of our olineman. dak….Lawrence. Our team has always had talent it’s coaching its lacked.

Every team has several draft busts… it’s the nature of the business.

Exactly right, Nobody hits on every pick, no team does.
I don't think Mazi can be written off as a BUST just yet, Id say at this point he is an incomplete. Jaylon was a good starter for 3 years, including making one Pro Bowl. I understand that a pick that high you'd like to be a decent starter for much longer than 3 years, but is a guy who does make a Pro Bowl a BUST? Especially a guy who was drafted coming off a major injury in college who they were lucky even played NFL football at all. There was a couple years that Jaylon and LVE were a good LB tandem in the league.

 

[SiCk_DiAbLo]

 

[America's Cowboy]

We both know they covet massive potential. You probably can find a better day-1 starter, but what kind of player will they be in year 2, 3, 4, etc? Guyton can play well at a high level today, and has only played the position for three years. He's proven he is coachable and adaptable. He's barely scratched the surface, and his ceiling is through the stratosphere. He fills a need now and offers potential greatness in the future. They already traded down once. There was no need to again when their target was in front of them.

Christian Jones performed better against tougher defenses on average than Tyler Guyton did. Plus, Christian Jones has experience and been successful playing both Right and Left Tackle, whereas Guyton struggled badly in 2022 playing at Left Tackle before switching over to Right Tackle in 2023 yet still not performing as good as Jones did.

Post in thread 'With the 29th pick. Dallas Cowboys take OT Tyler Guyton' https://cowboyszone.com/threads/wit...oys-take-ot-tyler-guyton.524132/post-13537569

 

[plymkr]

Lions didn’t have a 4th and Arnold must have really been their guy!

I heard the Lions originally said 4th round but communicated the wrong signal and it became a 3rd. Campbell is pretty upset at the draft officiating.

 

[plymkr]

Thanks for posting. I like hearing things like: athletic, physical, nastiness when talking about an offensive lineman.