The Dallas Cowboys have selected Guard Matt Farniok with a 7th-round pick, 238th overall, in the 2021 NFL Draft. Farniok just completed his senior season at Nebraska.
Listed at 6’6″ and 330 lbs. by the Huskers, Farniok brings considerable size as a guard. He’s been a team captain the last two years for Nebraska.
With their 11th and final pick, Cowboys draft former Nebraska guard Matt Farniok in seventh round at No. 238. The frenzy to sign undrafted rookies is underway.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) May 1, 2021
The Cowboys needed interior line help going into the draft but waited until the 7th Round to get it. Their only other offensive line pick was a tackle; Josh Ball from Marshall in the 4th Round.
While Dallas still has Connor McGovern as a versatile G/C backup, another spot on the 53-man roster is currently open with Joe Looney remaining an unsigned free agent.
Welcome to the Cowboys, Matt Farniok!
Not a bad late round pick for a player who has experience at all 5 positions along the line. Never heard of the kid but could be a nice depth piece for our oline
I’ll be shocked if he’s not a PS guy. I just can’t see him cracking the 53 unless there are some injuries. He screams under the radar development guy that will easily clear waivers.
I can’t understand why this team hates investing in safety! And I know they don’t think going into the season that the 2 safeties from Atlanta is the final piece!? I hope they get some safeties in the undrafted pool! If they don’t we’re in big trouble!
Rd 1
Pick #12
(12)
LB, Micah Parsons
Penn State A
Rd 2
Pick #12
(44)
CB, Kelvin Joseph
Kentucky A
Rd 3
Pick #11
(75)
DT, Osa Odighizuwa
UCLA B+
Rd 3
Pick #21
(84)
DE, Chauncey Golston
Iowa B+
Rd 3
Pick #36
(99)
CB, Nahshon Wright
Oregon State C to C+
Rd 4
Pick #10
(115)
LB, Jabril Cox
LSU A+
Rd 4
Pick #33
(138)
OT, Josh Ball
Marshall D maybe D+/C-
Rd 5
Pick #35
(179)
WR, Simi Fehoko
Stanford A-
Rd 6
Pick #8
(192)
DT, Quinton Bohanna
Kentucky C+ to maybe B-
Rd 6
Pick #43
(227)
CB, Israel Mukuamu
South Carolina A
Rd 7
Pick #10
(238)
G, Matt Farniok
Nebraska C-
MY total grade C to C+, with the Ball and Bohanna picks we could even drop down to a C-. Wright is a good player and should get a chance to play safety.
So we picked a 6th round corner as our best bet to become a safety , smh , agree with your grade J Young .
I like the Parsons pick especially with the fact that both Horn and Surtain were gone
Ok with the Joseph pick at 2 , lot of potential, but has some character concerns
Nashon Wright was a big time reach , taking him over Meli and Ambry Thomas both are better prospects , but cuz Wright has the height and length DQ wants , we took him over those guys , sounds familiar
Cox was a great value pick in 4th , gives us some much needed depth at LB which we need with LVE and his health concerns
Ball pick was a head scratcher
Fehoko was a decent pick in 5th
I like the Bohanna pick more than other ppl do, he’s a cheap fix for our 1-tech , but there maybe a reason why it’s a cheap fix , “a get what you pay for” kind of reason
Like the mukuamu pick in sixth round , this is where i look for guys that just fit what I’m wanting in my players such as CB or Safety , but the boys decided to do that 3 rounds earlier
Ok pick with Matt Farniok
Overall a MEHHHH draft , we didn’t address Safety except with the fact that we have to have one these Corners transition to Safety , which is easier said than done , and we only spent a sixth on DT though it’s the kind of DT we need , still though , would’ve liked to have seen us trade some of our picks to get another 2 rounder and maybe get McNeill then , or a Safety ,
A C to C+ draft
Oops , idk why i didn’t include Osa , but they did get a DT though it isn’t the one i was wanting necessarily