Malik Hooker, Safety
Malik Hooker is the best ball hawking safety in the entire 2017 draft class, which makes it unlikely that he will still be on the board when the Dallas Cowboys draft at the back end of the first round. But, he had surgery this off-season on a torn labrum and a hernia that caused him to miss the NFL combine and could cause his draft stock to take a little bit of a hit.
It would be a stretch that he makes it to the Dallas Cowboys, but if the falls within the 20-25 range in the first round, they could decide that it is worth the risk to trade up for him. This is especially true since Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox both left via free agency and with their departures the safety position is a little thin.
Hooker should be ready to go by training camp, so I think it is well worth the risk if they don’t have to give up too much in return to draft him. If this scenario plays out, it would be an absolute no-brainer for the Dallas Cowboys.
No…no…no…no…no! No need for risky injured players. This draft must hit on at least THREE defensive picks: DE, CB, SS, then go try and get depth on O with WR, TE, RB. There can be no risky draft picks. Sorry.
I don’t disagree, but the Cowboys seem to take a chance on one of these types of prospects every year. It certainly wouldn’t surprise me if they did so once again.
I would to see the Boys stay on course and grab the best available defensive player at each pick through the first 4 rounds. In fact, they need to concentrate on the secondary. You have Tapper for DE as your rookie. D. Lawrence is back and he knows he has to perform since this is the last year of his contract. That’s motivation. Go after Peppers or Bubba or Obi at 28 for Safety. If not, Conley or Kevin King may be available to shore up the CB ranks. No TE this year. We dropped Escobar and that leaves a hole for Rico to step up into. Hope he shines. If you want to go after Sydney Jones, then pray he is around at 92.
Everything you said makes sense, but don’t be surprised if they draft an offensive player if he is the highest ranked player on the board. I honestly think they would have a hard time passing up on Corey Davis if he is available the first round. But, the focus will definitely be on improving the defense.
Ok. Agree. If Davis fell into our lap then it would be a tear-filled day for Brice Butler.
They could keep Butler as the 5th WR. Bryant, Beasley, Williams, Davis, and Butler make up a really strong receiver group.
That would be a strong group. So Lucky runs out of luck or do they carry 6 WRs? …or Beasley goes back to kick/punt return? …. or We draft a returner and hope Adoree is available at #60?
I think they should have moved on from Whitehead last year instead of cutting Darius Jackson. I haven’t really seen a reason to keep him on the roster. I think the return game is starting to get phased out. I’ll take a guy that doesn’t make mistakes like Beasley any day. Maybe find an undrafted free agent to come in and compete
I could not agree more. I have wondered why they let Darius Jackson go and kept Lance Dunbar. To me that didn’t make any sense. My only consolation is that we did get David Irving from Kansas City. Still, ad a fan, I just wish we would win all of those opportunities
It was definitely a head scratching decision on their part.