NFL Draft 2019: Dallas Cowboys select Mike Weber No. 218 overall
The Dallas Cowboys had two selections in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Here’s their first pick in the final round of the annual selection event.
With several of their star players looking for pricey contract extensions, the Dallas Cowboys need to find inexpensive role players in the draft. And they continued to do so in the seventh round, owning two picks.
This is a round Dallas has found names like tight end Geoff Swaim and wide receiver Noah Brown in recent years. Did the Cowboys find themselves yet another hidden gem in this year’s final round? We’ll see.
With the 218th overall selection in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys select …
NAME: Mike Weber
POSITION: Running back
SCHOOL: Ohio State
HT/WT: 5-10, 211
2018 Stats: 954 rushing yards, 5.5 ypc, 5 tds
PROS: Vision, agility, good receiver, balance
CONS: Lacks acceleration, slow at times, pass pro
QUICK ANALYSIS: The Dallas Cowboys double-dip at running back in this draft with the selection of Mike Weber in the seventh after adding Memphis’ Tony Pollard in the fourth round. In a similar way the Cowboys drafted Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough in the seventh round last season, Weber will get a chance to prove himself this summer. He is certainly better between the tackles than Pollard. Should compete with Darius Jackson for final roster spot.
Dallas Cowboys seventh round selections since 2000
2000 – Orantes Grant, LB – Georgia
2001 – Colston Weatherington, DE – Central Missouri St.
2001 – John Nix, DT – Southern Miss
2001 – Char-ron Dorsey, T – Florida St.
2003 – Justin Bates, G – Colorado
2004 – Jacques Reeves, DB – Purdue
2004 – Nate Jones, DB – Rutgers
2004 – Patrick Crayton, WR – NW Oklahoma St.
2005 – Jay Ratliff, DE – Auburn
2006 – Pat McQuistan, T – Weber St.
2006 – E.J. Whitley, C – Texas Tech
2007 – Courtney Brown, DB – Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
2007 – Alan Ball, DB – Illinois
2009 – Mike Mickens, DB – Cincinnati
2009 – Manuel Johnson, WR – Oklahoma
2010 – Sean Lissemore, DT – William & Mary
2011 – Bill Nagy, G – Wisconsin
2011 – Shaun Chapas, RB – Georgia
2012 – Caleb McSurdy, LB – Montana
2014 – Will Smith, LB – Texas Tech
2014 – Terrance Mitchell, DB – Oregon
2014 – Ben Gardner, DE – Stanford
2014 – Ahmad Dixon, DB – Baylor
2014 – Ken Bishop, DT – Northern Illinois
2015 – Geoff Swaim, TE – Texas
2015 – Mark Nzeocha, OLB – Wyoming
2015 – Laurence Gibson, T – Virginia Tech
2017 – Joey Ivie, DT – Florida
2017 – Jordan Carrell, DT – Colorado
2017 – Noah Brown, WR – Ohio St.
2018 – Bo Scarbrough, RB – Alabama
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