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5 Cowboys’ positions of interest heading into the 2022 NFL Combine

By Terence Watson

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory (94) waves good-bye to the New York Giants defense after a Giants turnover in the second half at MetLife Stadium. The Giants fall to the Cowboys, 21-6, on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford.Nyg Vs Dal
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory (94) waves good-bye to the New York Giants defense after a Giants turnover in the second half at MetLife Stadium. The Giants fall to the Cowboys, 21-6, on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford.Nyg Vs Dal /
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The build-up to the 2022 NFL Combine has begun with the release of the official invitee’s list this week. As we all should know by now, you won’t really get any insight into who the Dallas Cowboys are looking at based on who they watch at the combine or who they speak with. A lot of the time they are just doing a little more homework on a player or putting up smoke screens to distract from a player they are actually interested in taking in the draft.

The Cowboys also have the benefit of the Dallas Day invites they have with players from the state of Texas. In addition to the draft, America’s Team will also be losing players and looking for new talent in free agency this offseason. The Cowboys have 24 free agents set to hit the market this year. Because of that, Jerry Jones and his team shouldn’t sleep on taking a look at a few positions that are needed or could soon become a need in the future.

5 positional needs Will McClay and the Cowboys should be taking a hard look at in Dallas Day, the NFL Combine, and in free agency this offseason

Dallas Cowboys, Jayron Kearse
Dallas Cowboys, Jayron Kearse (27) Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Safety

Cowboys Free Agents – Jayron Kearse, Damontae Kazee, Malik Hooker, Darian Thompson

Possible Defensive Snaps Lost – 2,378

Possible Special Teams Snaps Lost – 212

The Cowboys are going into free agency with concerns at safety as they have four players possibly leaving unless they find the money to somehow bring one or two of them back. As you can see above, they could be losing a majority of the defensive snaps at the position if all were to leave.

It would be in Dallas’s best interest to try and bring back Kearse and Kazee if possible. They can also look towards the future by trying to find another safety from the collegiate pool as they did last season by taking Israel Mukuamu late in the draft.

Unfortunately, Mukuamu (like the many before him) isn’t that great. If the Cowboys want an impact safety for the future that can immediately step in and start, they’d have to take one in the first round. If they decide, as they have in the past, to wait and take a safety later in the draft, then there are some nice free safety prospects that with time could become very good players for this team.

Dan Quinn has also proven that he is great with young talent, helping shape guys like Trevon Diggs and Micah Parsons. If the Cowboys want to draft a safety, the sooner they do it, the better.

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