The Dallas Cowboys have said they are willing to move around on draft day in the 2017 NFL Draft, so we explore some of their potential options to do so.
Trading spots on draft day is the spectacle of the yearly player selection meeting. Some trades are so huge they alter the course of the NFL landscape for years. Others are so incredibly insignificant that we forget they even happen.
With Jerry Jones recently hinting that he is looking to trade, we take a look at some possible scenarios he may find himself in.
First up, a quarterback goes tumbling down the board.
Scenario 1: Quarterback Falls to 28
Of all the possible scenarios that the Dallas Cowboys could find themselves in come draft day, this one is by far the most likely. Many draft analysts have gone on the record saying that the 2017 NFL Draft doesn’t feature any quarterbacks that jump off the tape (per CBS Sports). However, it does have several that look to have promising futures with time to develop.
Given that none of the quarterbacks are ready to start Week 1, chances are good one will slide. Any team searching for a quarterback will be able to choose from Mitch Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer and Patrick Mahomes.
Most experts would agree that no player on that list warrants a top-10 selection. The teams that desperately need quarterbacks (the Browns, 49ers, Jets and Bears come to mind) all pick inside the top-10. The Browns may go for a quarterback with their second of two first-round selections. However, that still leaves three quarterbacks to slip to 28.
If that happens, Jerry Jones and Co. should expect their phone to be ringing with a team looking to lock in a fifth-year option on their future signal caller on the other end. To move up from the front of the second round to the back of the first would probably cost a team their second- and third-round choices. Dallas could do very well with an extra third-round choice.