Dallas Cowboys 2017 Draft: Five Cornerback Prospects
By Ronald Smith
The Dallas Cowboys have key free agents in a secondary that failed to generate turnovers. Here are five prospects that could potentially fill the void.
In case you missed last week’s article the plan for the next few weeks is to take an in-depth look at prospects for the 2017 NFL Draft. Keeping things relative to the Dallas Cowboys, the intention is to focus initially on players that fit two criteria:
- They play at a perceived position of need.
- It is likely, at this point in the process, that we have a shot to draft them.
What does that mean? Well for one it means the first three articles (at least) will be on defensive players. It also means that players projected in the top ten wont be on the radar just yet. In order to maintain some consistency, the player rankings will always be according to the CBS rankings. I will use footage found at Draftbreakdown to assist in my analysis of the players.
Previous installments:
1. Dallas Cowboys 2017 NFL Draft: Five Defensive End Prospects – A blind man could see that the pass rush was in dire straits at times in the season. Hard not to think it would be a top priority.
This week’s installment:
Considering the fact that the two players that started at cornerback for the Cowboys at the beginning of the season are both free agents I figure it should be high up on the list of needs. Even if re-signed Morris Claiborne, in particular, can’t be trusted to stay healthy. Therefore this week’s focus will be on corners and I have chosen the following five players to assess:
21. Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
23. Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
35. Desmond King, CB, Iowa
39. Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU
40. Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan