Dallas Cowboys: Predicting 2020 All-NFC East defensive team
By Brad Austin
CORNERBACKS
DARIUS SLAY (CB) – PHILADELPHIA
The best cover corner in the division, Darius Slay has made three straight Pro Bowls. During that time he snagged 13 interceptions and deflected 56 passes.
KENDALL FULLER (CB) – WASHINGTON
Kendall Fuller signed a 4-year, $40 million contract this offseason to begin his second stint with the Redskins. The previous two seasons (2017-18), Fuller notched 4 interceptions and 22 pass deflections. 2019 was a down year, but he has as much raw corner talent as any corner in the division besides Slay.
JOURDAN LEWIS (CB / SLOT) – DALLAS
Lewis has the stickiest coverage of returning Cowboys veterans. If he’s finally allowed to continuously start outside or in the slot, Lewis will shine in his contract season. It also helps the rest of the division offers nothing special at slot corner.
SAFETY
LANDON COLLINS (S) – WASHINGTON
Landon Collins has three Pro Bowls (2016-18) in five NFL seasons. The big, bruising safety gobbles up tackles like Pac Man. 554 tackles in his five-year career to be exact.
HA HA CLINTON-DIX (S) – DALLAS
Stand out cover safeties are lacking in the division. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix made the Pro Bowl back in 2016. New teammate Xavier Woods is ascending and may outperform him, but the numbers over the last two seasons favor Clinton-Dix in tackles (171) and interceptions (5).