Dallas Cowboys 2019 Draft Profile: Wide Receiver David Sills

We continue our draft profile series today as we look at a possible later round option for the Dallas Cowboys, West Virginia wideout David Sills.

With the 2019 NFL Combine starting up this week, we continue our draft profile series with a look at a possible later round wide receiver option for the Dallas Cowboys. Although it seems like the Cowboys desperately need to add a wideout this offseason if the team does decide to bring back Cole Beasley, Allen Hurns, or Tavon Austin the team could wait till a later round to take a receiver.

If they go this route, David Sills out of West Virginia is an intriguing option. Sills is a big bodied, 6-foot-4, 210-pound wide receiver who after transferring back to West Virginia in 2017 burst onto the scene and was one of the most productive wideouts in college football.

In his two seasons after his transfer back to WVU, Sills totaled 132 catches for 2,097 yards and 35 touchdowns. These are mind-blowing numbers and Sills was honored as a first and second team All-American in his final two seasons of college.

Sills is a long-bodied wideout who uses his size to his advantage in the way he plays. He has extremely impressive ball skills which you will see if you watch any of his tapes from college. He was outstanding for West Virginia in the red zone, which is a place the Dallas Cowboys struggled greatly last season. Dallas could not seem to find a guy to be there go to in that area of the field, and Sills could step in immediately and be that guy.

Sills clearly has a knack for finding the endzone shown by his 35 touchdowns in two seasons, and also can use his outstanding ball skills to make plays deep down the field, shown by his 15.9 yards per catch. One thing that will be challenging for Stills is to develop into a good route runner, as at West Virginia being in the Big 12 the receivers did not have an extremely expansive route tree.

The 22-year old will also have to gain some strength to be effective at the next level. With his lack of speed, teams will likely show Sills lots of press man coverage at the line and make him work to get open. Sills is not going to come into the league and dominate right away, but if he is used in the red zone and able to do what he does best which is go up and get the football, he can play a role in year one.

For the Cowboys, Sills would seem like a likely option if the team does decide to bring back Beasley or Austin as their slot receiver. If they have that position solidified, they could use a late round pick on a guy like Sills who could come in and only have to play a limited role in his first year.

With his raw talent he may jump up to the end of the third round, but I see Sills more as a mid-four, early-five round pick in this draft. If the slot position is settled, Sills could be a potential Cowboys target in the later rounds.