Cowboys Draft Targets

Adhering to my draft board, these players will be available around when Dallas comes on the clock.  This is my mock draft of who I would draft if I were in charge.

1st Round - Dee Ford, Auburn Defensive End - It is wise to look at the blueprint for success provided by that years Super Bowl champion.  The Seahawks built their winner with a talented and DEEP defensive line with a physical secondary. It can be argued that Dallas has some corners who are CAPABLE of being pretty good if things work out. No one will argue that Dallas has defensive lineman who could become physical and a force for the team except maybe Jerry Jones as he stated last year thinking it was the strength of the team.  Ford is the speed rusher you hope Anthony Barr could develop into which he might but Ford already is there and has done it against extremely athletic lineman in the SEC.  That leaves only a stay at home 1-techniques which can be found at any point of the draft, here is not when they should do that.

2nd Round - Billy Turner, North Dakota State Offensive Tackle - Dallas goes tackle again but this time on the offensive side of the ball. Turner is not well known to casual fans but he is extremely talented and a run blocking force who projects to shift inside to guard and destroy people in the trenches for next several years.

3rd Round - Trai Turner from LSU, Offensive Guard - Turner is coming out after his redshirt sophmore seasn and his best football is way ahead of him. He's a physical athletic guard who can do it all at a high level, just needs to improve his consistency which isn't surprising considering the lack of experience. I hope like hell for this kid.

4th Round - Caraun Reid, Princeton Defensive Tackle - It is always wise to be deep and talented on the lines, Reid is an impressive athlete who can develop into the valuable 3-technique and be a pass rushing force.

5th Round - Lorenzo Taliaferro, Runningback from Coastal Carolina - He is a big physical inside runner who excels at pushing the pile. He can even get to the outside but he will make his yards at the next level on the inside between the tackles.  He is a adequate receiver but excels at blocking in pass protection. He will not be a liability back to protect the Quarterback.

6th Round - Keith Wenning, Quarterback from Ball State - I've been late to the party on Wenning but I am extremely impressed with what this kid can do.  He excels at throwing the ball deep with accuracy, he has pretty good footwork and is used to taking snaps and seeing the field from under center.  He needs to work on not staring down his receivers and being faster in his decision making.  There is a lot to like and without anything come up the ranks at QB, I would love to take a shot with one and Keith Wenning would be the guy in the later rounds.