If the Cowboys get a top ten pick, which need should they fill first?

Nov 15, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Dallas Cowboys middle linebacker Rolando McClain (55) hits Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) during the first quarter of a football game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

Linebacker

Current Roster:
Andrew Gachkar
Anthony Hitchens
Sean Lee
Rolando McClain
Mark Nzeocha
Kyle Wilber
Damien Wilson
Darius Eubanks

2016 Free Agent Options:
Von Miller
Sean Weatherspoon
Vincent Rey
Aldon Smith
Bruce Irvin
Shea McClellin
Nick Perry
Mark Barron
Jerrell Freeman
Kelvin Sheppard
Demario Davis
Courtney Upshaw
Nigel Bradham
Danny Trevathan

2016 Draft Targets:
Myles Jack, OLB, UCLA
Jaylon Smith, OLB, Notre Dame
Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama
Leonard Floyd, OLB/3-4OLB, Georgia
Darron Lee, OLB, Ohio St.

Analysis: This could be a huge area of need for the Cowboys next offseason. Every one of their linebackers have been struggling with injuries and/or inconsistency all year. At this point, no one should expect Sean Lee to play an entire season, ever. Rolando McClain is on a one-year contract and could be done in Dallas at season’s end. And Anthony Hitchens has been good at times, and bad at others.

This Cowboys linebacker core needs a stabilizing force. Von Miller could be that force in free agency. But his signing would come at a premium cost. Therefore, Dallas would likely turn to the draft to solve this need. And UCLA’s Myles Jack, Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith, Alabama’s Reggie Ragland could be the answer.

If the Cowboys are looking to replace McClain in the middle, Smith and Ragland make the most sense. But talent-wise, Jack could be the top linebacker taken in this draft. All three are viable options in the top ten.

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