Fairly pleased with the 3 days. They could have done better but definitely could have done far worse. The idiot Jones-tards shot their mouths off about two "substantive" trades all week, and they never came to fruition. Barring something like working out, we'll have to hope the meat and potatoes draft leads to being the more physical team with better OL play that Schottenheimer has preached on since day one of getting the job. They certainly put their money where their mouth was on that with this draft. By the way if you get a chance to listen in on Cowboy draft show interviews with our new OC Kolston Adams and new OL Conor Riley, it's worth the listen. We got two great ones here.
1) Booker- still would have loved it had we been able to move down a few spots and still got him + extra pick/s, but as I mentioned the other day there were no deals getting done. One trade at #2 and then not a single other trade till pick 25. Love the player though and he has real leadership skill/traits, in addition to virtually flawless pass pro skill and the ability to move people off the ball almost at will. Has amazing attitude for an OL too. He'll start day one.
2) Ezeiruaku- pass rush supreme...not big enough to hold up consistently v the run yet but he can easily be an impact player on obvious pass downs. Has incredibly advanced pass rush skill and he's a finisher. Not tall but long arms and has a variety of moves that he consistently shows success with. Him and Parsons on the field together on 3rd downs should be a terror. Like Booker, EZ is regarded as a real leader on and off the field there at BC.
3) Revel- A lot of Cowboy writers thought Revel would be in play for us at 44 and there he was a little bit of a risk because of the ACL recovery, but at 76 he's well worth it. Probably would have been a 1st rd pick without the ACL. Tremendous coverage skills and really developed into a playmaker as well. Also a great kid who works his ass off. Once he gets healthy there's a good chance he wins the starting CB job opp Bland
5a) Blue- Had to wait a long time to get a RB/offensive playmaker, but Blue has elite long speed and great receiving ability. Needs to shore up the ball security a little but as a spot RB and 3rd down outlet receiver he's potentially a steal here. While not big, does show willingness to stick his nose in there at pass pro.
5b) James- There were a couple other LB prospects available here that I liked better, but supposedly this was Eberflus' guy and they liked him enough to move up for him. Flus has a great track record developing LB's. He definitely has some speed on the field. He's not Dixon Edwards or Darrin Smith but you can see some similar size and sideline to sideline type ability.
6) Cornelius- Has exclusively played RT ad has a lot of starting experience our OL coach Riley worked him out and obvious our WR coach has direct exp with him from Oregon. Def has some positive traits and does play with a mean/nasty attitude.
7a) Toia- was rated pretty high by a couple of the draft gurus and his video stuff is interesting. Massive powerful kid, eats up a lot of space and his ability to occupy OL is regarded as a big reason the UCLA LB's piled up massive tackle numbers. Might push for PT as a rookie.
7b) Mafah- I think he may end up being a real steal. Is a huge RB at 6'1, 234lbs and runs with great power, but he moves like a guy that's not just a plodder. Supposedly he has run 4.55 and thats pretty impressive for someone this big. Has some long runs on his video and like several other guys on this list, was highly regarded as a leader in Clemson's lockerroom. I think he makes the team and will probably see game day action.
7c) Akingbesote- Probably a PS guy this yr but Brugler says he definitely has developmental talent. Good size at 6'4 310 and moves quite well, also has big hands and really long arms.
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