Dallas Cowboys 7-Round Mock Draft: Cowboys Score Big
By Reid Hanson
Round 2, Pick 60
Teez Tabor
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6’0” Weight: 199lbs
Key Stat: 4 interceptions and 14 Breakups in 2016
I was admittedly very hesitant to make this selection. Teez Tabor has red flags to go along with his fantastic play so he’s someone who’s slipped in the draft. First, the good:
Tabor is a player you have to watch on film to truly appreciate. His athleticism just looks off-the-charts. As his 4.62 sec 40-time indicates, he’s not a burner. But he’s ridiculously quick in movement, has tremendous burst, and has superior ball awareness. He can play zone, man-press, and off-man coverage with proficiency.
Typically I place a ton of stock in 40-time for cornerbacks but after watching him play in games, it’s just not a concern. What is a concern is his off-the-field behavior.
According to CBS Sports Rob Rang, it’s those off-field issues that “may in fact be the greatest obstacle to Tabor becoming the first cornerback selected in the 2017 draft.”
His issues include a questionable attitude, itchy twitter finger, and a failed drug test. Normally the drug test would send me running to the hills but reading into it I learned it happened in 2015 and was technically a skipped test. The fact that he appears to have had a clean 2016 fills me with hope 2015 was an isolated incident.
I cannot overstate how good Tabor looks on film and how natural he is at cornerback. He’s a true ball hawk that would be a Day 1 starter on any team that drafts him.