Dallas Cowboys Complete Mock Draft (V 4.11): Overhaul the Secondary
By Reid Hanson
Round 2, Pick 60: DE/SAM Tyus Bowser, Houston
In the second round many of the top pass-rushers have long been off the board. One player who, like Kevin King, divides scouts, is Houston’s Tyus Bowser.
Standing 6’3” 247, Tyus Bowser played in Houston’s 3-4 scheme as an outside linebacker. Some feel that should be his role at the NFL and some think he’ll be fine as a 4-3 right defensive end. While he is a little lean, he certainly looks the part of the 4-3 end the Dallas Cowboys have been looking for.
Built similarly to Randy Gregory (the Cowboys’ suspended top right defensive end), Bowser would likely play a similar role. He would be used primarily to rush the passer and will headline the RDE rotation. The potential also exists for him to play occasionally at SAM in running situations.
Bowser is raw and unproven but he has tremendous upside. He is that rare quick-twitch athlete everyone looks for in a pass-rusher. He has phenomenal burst, dip and lean around the edge. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen many secondary moves and checking the different scouting reports, neither have many others.
Bowser is too much of a project in the first but if he fell to the second I’d have no problem taking him with the 60th pick or even moving up a couple spots. His potential is worth the coaching it will take to make him a finished product.