The Draft is one of the most anticipated events for everyone in the NFL. There, big decisions can be made, so Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, doesn’t want to leave anything to chance to help his team, even considering the possibility of trading up or down.
“When you’ve got the kind of assets or the kind of ammunition we’ve got in this draft, you should look at all machinations,” Jones said, via the team’s website. “It’s one thing to sit here right now, it’s another thing to sit and look at it three hours into the draft and see what you got there.
“So all of that is a possibility. This is an obvious statement, but nothing — no amount of skill, no amount of knowledge — can beat having a lot of draft capital, having a lot of picks.”
America’s Team picks
The Dallas Cowboys enter the draft in a unique position, holding the 12th and 20th overall picks to bolster their roster. However, the team will be watching from the sidelines during the second round, having traded that asset to the Jets in the blockbuster deal for Quinnen Williams.
Owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys.
This aggressive move leaves the front office with a top-heavy strategy as they look to maximize their remaining capital:
- 1st round, 12th overall
- 1st round, 20th
- 3rd round, 92nd
- 4th round, 112th
- 5th round, 177th (compensatory)
- 5th round, 180th (compensatory)
- 7th round, 218th
Areas to strengthen for Dallas
The Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones enter this draft with a massive defensive void to fill, specifically the vacancy left by Micah Parsons after his blockbuster trade to Green Bay. To address this, the front office is expected to use their two first-round picks to target high-impact defensive players, with a strong focus on finding a premier edge rusher and a versatile linebacker who can recreate at least some of that lost production.
Reinforcing the secondary also remains a priority as they look to rebuild a unit that must now learn to compete without its perennial All-Pro game-changer.
