Cowboys Complete 7-Round Mock Draft V1.3: Reloading for 2018
By FS Staff
Round 5 – Chad Thomas – DE – Miami
You can never have too many pass rushers. Former Miami Hurricanes defensive end Chad Thomas can be a sneaky good pick late in the draft.
Thomas has been productive while at Miami with 103 total tackles, 26 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks. However, he can be inconsistent at times. Walter Football put it best: “Thomas is really talented physically, but he hasn’t put it all together on the field.
There have been flashes of excellence and stretches of doing nothing while looking clueless. They say that Thomas lacks instincts as well.” He would come in as a project for the Cowboys coaches but Rod Marinelli can certainly bring the best out of him.
Thomas is a threat off the edge and has the size to be an interior rusher as well. Thomas can become a rotational defensive lineman for the Cowboys or if he is able to put his talent and size together, he can become a legitimate pass rushing threat.