No. 19 Dallas Cowboys (9-7)
The Pick: Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
The Cowboys have injected some youth and improvements into their secondary with Jourdan Lewis, Byron Jones and Chidobe Awuzie, but I still think they’re looking for that true shutdown cornerback.
At 5-foot-10, 195 pounds, Ward is of good size for an outside cornerback. He’s coming from a defensive back system that produced Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley and Malik Hooker the year before, and his tape shows that he’s of the same school of thought those three had. Ward is a physical, agressive defensive back who has the ball skills to win in man coverage on the outside.
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Trevor Sikkema is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter and NFL Draft analyst for PewterReport.com. Sikkema, an alumnus of the University of Florida, has covered both college and professional football for much of his career. As a native of the Sunshine State, when he's not buried in social media, Sikkema can be found out and active, attempting to be the best athlete he never was. Sikkema can be reached at: [email protected]
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