Dallas Cowboys’ 3 biggest position needs for 2022 NFL Draft
2. Linebacker
The Cowboys selected linebacker Micah Parsons 12th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft and he should be awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year in a few weeks. But, even with Parsons anchoring the defense for years to come, the ‘Boys still need another linebacker.
bonkers play from Micah Parsons. knows the WR wants to pin him inside if the play is to him, so he doesn't let himself get upfield and immediately transitions to cross the WRs' face. unreal speed from there to finish the play pic.twitter.com/0Kdd7O6dB1
— Derrik Klassen (@QBKlass) January 18, 2022
Also, Cowboys linebackers Leighton Vander Esch and Keanu Neal are set to become free agents. The team also selected Jabril Cox in last year’s draft, but he is recovering from a torn ACL. The Cowboys need more game-changing linebackers and the draft is the perfect place to find them.
Some names I think Dallas should be interested in are Nakobe Dean and Devin Lloyd. Dean is a linebacker from the National Championship winning Georgia Bulldogs, and Lloyd played for the Utah Utes.
Dean was the Butkus Award winner this past year which recognizes the best linebacker in college football. He is incredibly athletic and his elite speed for a linebacker would make him a great fit next to Parsons.
Since the Cowboys have virtually no cap space, they are going to have to be creative when adding players to this roster this offseason. They will not be able to sign any big-time linebacker free agents, so they must hit in the draft.