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Dallas Cowboys: Plan for the NFL Draft: January Edition

By Adithya Prabakaran

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Leighton Vander Esch of Boise State poses after being picked #19 overall by the Dallas Cowboys during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Leighton Vander Esch of Boise State poses after being picked #19 overall by the Dallas Cowboys during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 12: Lamarcus Joyner #20 of the Los Angeles Rams tackles Michael Gallup #13 of the Dallas Cowboys in the third quarter in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Wide Receiver

The growth of Michael Gallup and the trade for Amari Cooper revitalized the Cowboys offense but the Cowboys depth at wide receiver is still questionable at best.

Cole Beasley is no guarantee to play for the Cowboys. Allen Hurns is recovering from, well…. an injury. Terrence Williams hasn’t been on the field in a year for various reasons. Cedric Wilson missed his entire rookie season to a torn labrum he sustained from training camp. Noah Brown has proven time and time again he’s… an H-back.

No wide receiver in this draft class is going to have the effect Amari Cooper did this season. (AJ Brown could be an exception) But much like this RB class, there is plenty of talent the Cowboys could draft in the second or third round and with the abundance of wide receivers, someone will fall much like Equanimeous St. Brown did to the Packers last year.

Tight End

The signing of Geoff Swaim would change the need for a tight end to null, but is it necessary with the tight end talent in this draft? This draft could see: three tight ends drafted in the first round or two tight ends from the same university being selected in the first round.

Unfortunately, with such talent in this draft, the question remains. Can the Cowboys coaching staff utilize a tight end for more than a tight end’s traditional role? The Cowboys drafted Martellus Bennett, Gavin Escobar, and Rico Gathers for their receiving ability and their careers in Dallas have been, less than ideal especially with Martellus and Gavin being drafted in the second round.

Dalton Schultz is a solid blocker with better receiving ability than advertised and Blake Jarwin is the more athletic tight end the fans love to see. Adding another day 3 tight end would make this young tight end room more interesting.

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