So Dallas has Travis Frederick in the mix and already handed a starting job. They want 3 legit immediate starters from this draft and so they have 3 picks to play with to find 2 starters.
The top 5 best players available is
LB Manti Teo
SS Jonathan Cyprien
TE Zach Ertz
RB Montee Ball
LB Kevin Minter
I would love to have Cyprien in Dallas as he was just miss first round prospect and fits into Kiffin's aggressive safety approach. He played super close to the scrimmage in school, has level of competition question marks as well as whether or not he is a liability vs play action and pump fakes using his aggressiveness against him. However if he is not there, there are a lot of safeties in the 3rd round area who will be just a small step below Vaccarro and Cyprien and be instant starters in Dallas. I want either JJ Wilcox or Phillip Thomas in round 3.
I am not drafting any inside linebackers until the 6th round, need depth there but i gotta find starters.
There will be some solid defensive lineman when Cowboys come up but obviously none on the level of Richardson, Star and Floyd.
There is one offensive tackle who is projected to go in the 40s although I am not a fan of his. Florida st tackle Menelik Watson who if you look at frame,, strength and athleticism would say this is a top NFL tackle but you don't see a guy you would be happy with on an island vs a pro pass rusher. He is a project and maybe two seasons away before can make starting contribution to a team.
There are some interior offensive lineman, Kentucky's Larry Warford as a power run blocker in a angle scheme is the top rated guy. However Cowboys apparently are not high on Warford for whatever reason.
The good defensive lineman at the 1-technique are John Jenkins from Georgia, massive run stuffer although not as strong as his size suggest. Johnathan Hankins is the most talented tackle available and has equally high bust factor as he is very inconsistent in 2012. Kawann Short from Purdue is good player, lil older than most rookies will be but solid, not great. Issue with short is he doesn't ideally profile to 3-technique or the 1.
There are also some good defensive ends who can strongside ends in a 43 scheme. Tank Carradine from Florida St will be there along with SMU's Margus Hunt. However I am not a fan of Hunt, workout warrior and a huge project. Carradine brings injury concerns as he tore an ACL late in the year but seems to be recovering well. There is a weakside speed rusher there from Auburn, Corey Lemonier, however he is a speed rusher only and not good holding vs the run as well he would back up Ware, need starters today.
The 47th best player on my board is Sio Moore, OLB from Uconn, absolute beast playing in their 3-4 defense on the strongside. He played man coverage well, strong enough to hold at point vs run and brings a pass rushing threat from the edge and he has a ton of speed. I dont like the idea of taking another LB with a 2nd round pick but he's a real physical player who is super fast. I want speed and pressure on defense, covers up for mistakes and should cause some turnovers.
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