Dallas Cowboys Draft

First round Review / Second Round Preview

First Round – CeeDee Lamb – WR – Oklahoma

The Cowboys went with the best player available and selected CeeDee Lamb from Oklahoma. There is little chance the Cowboys thought Lamb would be available at pick 17. Lamb is arguably a top 5 player in this draft, to get him at 17 is too good an opportunity to pass up. Receiver was an area of need but most thought Dallas would address this later in the draft. Lamb can fit in the slot or play outside, he is an elite yards after catch receiver scoring 7 touchdowns from the slot and 7 from the outside last year. Lamb is on the top plateau of players in this draft, Dallas is fortunate he fell in their lap.

The Cowboys needed help on their defense and would have taken KLavon Chaisson if Lamb had not been available, but Lamb was the higher rated player. Defensive back is deep, Xavier McKinney, Antoine Winfield, Grant Delpit and Trevon Diggs are all players the Cowboys have interest in. There are still impact players on the defensive line. Yetur Gross Matos and AJ Epenesa are still available, the Cowboys talked to both players prior to the draft. If they want a pass rusher they will most likely need to move up, Zack Baun is the best pass rusher on the board but he’ll almost certainly go early in the 2nd round. Defensive tackle is also deep and there should be a quality tackle at pick 51, the Cowboys had interest in Marlon Davidson and Justin Madibuike.

Look for Dallas to go Defensive back in the 2nd round, this is currently the deepest position, there should be a good player at pick 51. Here are some players to look for.

Defensive Line

AJ Epenesa – DE – Iowa

Yetur Gross Matos – DE – Penn St

Zack Baun – Edge – Wisconsin

Marlon Davidson – DT – Auburn

Justin Madibuike – DT – Texas A&M

Linebacker

Logan Wilson – ILB – Wyoming

Defensive Backs

Xavier McKinney – S – Alabama

Antoine Winfield Jr. – S – Minnesota

Trevon Diggs – CB – Alabama

Jaylon Johnson – CB – Utah

Christian Fulton – CB – LSU

Grant Delpit – S – LSU

Jeremy Chinn – S – Southern Illinois