No. 19: Dallas Cowboys
LB Leighton Vander Esch. He is serving as the middle linebacker with the second-team defense at the moment behind Jaylon Smith, but that has nothing to do with how he has looked in OTAs. He has displayed the range necessary to cover, and he also has done a nice job dissecting the running game. The Cowboys view Vander Esch as a multilevel player with the ability to drop in coverage and attack the line of scrimmage. The Cowboys know they will need him to play a ton of snaps as a rookie and have liked what they have seen so far. Status: Right on track. -- Todd Archer
NFL draft 2018 - Early impressions of all 32 first-round picks after OTAs, practices
good find
i went ahead and put the rest of the rookies in a tier based system from the link::
"Ahead of the curve."
#10 - Josh Rosen (QB, Cardinals)
#11 - Minkah Fitzpatrick (S, Dolphins)
#16 - Tremaine Edmunds (LB, Bills)
#25 - Hayden Hurst (TE, Ravens)
"Right on track."
#2 - Shaquon Barkley (RB, Giants)
#4 - Denzel Ward (CB, Browns)
#5 - Bradley Chubb (DE/Edge, Broncos)
#6 - Quenton Nelson (OG, Colts)
#8 - Roquan Smith (LB, Bears)
#9 - Mike McGlinchey (OT, 49ers)
#13 - Da'Ron Payne (DT, Redskins)
#14 - Marcus Davenport (DE, Saints)
#17 - Derwin James (S, Chargers)
#18 - Jaire Alexander (CB, Packers)
#19 - Leighton Vander Esch (LB, Cowboys)
#22 - Rashaan Evans (LB, Titans)
#26 - Calvin Ridley (WR, Falcons)
#28 - Terrell Edmunds (S, Steelers)
#30 - Mike Hughes (CB, Vikings)
#31 - Sony Michel (RB, Patriots)
"Too soon to tell."
#1 - Baker Mayfield (QB, Browns)
#3 - Sam Darnold (QB, Jets)
#7 - Josh Allen (QB, Browns)
#12 - Vita Vea (DT, Buccaneers)
#15 - Kolton Miller (OT, Raiders)
#20 - Frank Ragnow (OG/C, Lions)
#21 - Billy Price (C, Bengals)
#23 - Isaiah Wynn (OT/OG, Patriots)
#24 - DJ Moore (WR, Panthers)
#27 - Rashaad Penny (RB, Seahawks)
#29 - Taven Bryan (DT, Jaguars)
#32 - Lamar Jackson (QB, Ravens)
