NFL Draft 2019: Dallas Cowboys select Trysten Hill No. 58 overall

The Dallas Cowboys make their first selection in the 2019 NFL Draft in the second round. Here’s the prospect they chose …

The Dallas Cowboys had to sit through 32 painful selections on Thursday night as America’s Team traded away their first round pick last season for wide receiver Amari Cooper. And they had to wait another 25 selections before making their first pick in the second round.

Hoping a talented prospect that they covet falls to them at 58th overall, the Cowboys have finally made their initial selection. And that player is …

With the 58th overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select …

NAME: Trysten Hill
POSITION: DT
SCHOOL: Central Florida
HT/WT: 6-3, 308
2018 STATS: 36 tackles, 10.5 tfls, 3.0 sacks
PROS: Quick burst off the line, violent hands, high-motor, lower body explosion
CONS: Work ethic concerns, past coaching issues, maturity, average speed

ANALYSIS: The Cowboys have been hunting three-technique defensive tackles. And they find themselves one in Hill with their first selection in the second round. Expect Hill to rotate snaps with starter Maliek Collins, who is scheduled to be a free agent in 2020.

The Dallas Cowboys second round picks since 2000

2018 – Connor Williams, OT – Texas
2017 – Chidobe Awuzie, CB – Colorado
2016 – Jaylon Smith, OLB – Notre Dame
2015 – Randy Gregory, OLB – Nebraska
2014 – DeMarcus Lawrence, DE – Boise State
2013 – Gavin Escobar, TE – San Diego State
2012 – No Pick
2011 – DeMarco Murray, RB – Oklahoma
2010 – Sean Lee, LB – Penn St.
2008 – Martellus Bennett, TE – Texas A&M
2007 – No Pick
2006 – Anthony Fasano, TE – Notre Dame
2005 – Kevin Burnett, LB – Tennessee
2004 – Julius Jones, RB – Notre Dame
2004 – Jacob Rogers, T – USC
2003 – Al Johnson, C – Wisconsin
2002 – Andre Gurode, G – Colorado
2002 – Antonio Bryant, WR – Pittsburgh
2001 – Quincy Carter, QB – Georgia
2001 – Tony Dixon, DB – Alabama
2000 – Dwayne Goodrich, DB – Tennessee

What did you make of the Dallas Cowboys’ first selection in the second round? Did they make the right pick or did they miss a better option? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below and stay tuned to The Landry Hat for more Cowboys’ draft coverage.