Five potential Cowboys picks to track at the NFL Draft Combine

David Helman

Dallas Cowboys Insider

NFL Draft Combine week always strikes me as being a bit backward.

The draft cycle is now fully in swing, signified by this year’s top talent meeting with teams and working out in Indianapolis. Prospects who were relative unknowns last week will be coveted by fanbases all over the league, at every level of the draft.

The irony is that no one has a clear idea of what their draft needs are right now, with the heavy lifting of free agency still two weeks away.

March mock drafts feel a bit like looking at the dessert menu before you’ve ordered the main course. But looking at the dessert menu is fun.

As we wait to see which positions and players the Cowboys target in free agency, I want look at some players they could end up drafting in April. I am going to highlight specific players, but this also serves as a thought exercise about what they need to address and how it could change.

Here are five prospects who I think would fit the Cowboys nicely.

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Georgia OT Amarius Mims

Let’s start here: if I had to bet today what position the Cowboys’ first-round selection will play, I’d say offensive tackle. Regardless of what happens with Tyron Smith, they’ll need long-term stability at tackle, and this is a great year to need that.

This tackle class has historic potential, according to people who know these things. Our friend Rob Rang has eight guys with first-round grades, so Dallas has a chance at top-notch talent even with the No. 24 overall pick.

[2024 NFL Draft OT rankings: Scouting the best tackle class in 20-plus years]

I opted for Mims purely because of upside — a strategy that worked well when the Cowboys selected Tyler Smith two years ago. Mims started just eight games during his college career, but he’s also just 21 years old with…

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Publish date : 2024-02-29 17:28:26

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