3 Players Dallas Cowboys should trade for in 2020 offseason
By Randy Gurzi
3. Josh Jackson, CB, Green Bay Packers
Head coach Mike McCarthy will have a lot of say in the Cowboys 53-man roster and that could lead to him looking for some of the players he had on his former team, the Green Bay Packers. One such player who could help fill a potential need is cornerback Josh Jackson — a second-round pick in 2018 which wad McCarthy’s final season in Green Bay.
Jackson was an interesting draft prospect as he had great size at 6-foot-0 and 196-pounds. He also started his career as a wide receiver at Iowa before making the move to defense. That was a double-edged sword as it meant he had great hands — something the Cowboys could use in the secondary — but he was also raw at cornerback with only two years played at the position.
As a rookie, Jackson recorded 49 tackles and broke up 10 passes. However, he fell down the depth chart this past season and had only six tackles under new head coach Matt LaFleur. This makes him a great candidate to be traded and reuniting with McCarthy could be a good thing.
For Dallas, it would help them as they have both Byron Jones and Anthony Brown hitting free agency. Jones will command a lot of money and could be gone due to those demands — although the Cowboys would surely love to keep him. Brown is an interesting case as he’s outplayed his sixth-round draft status but still leaves something to be desired.
Bringing in Jackson would give them some excellent youth and size and would allow them to recover more quickly should they end up losing one, or both, of their pending free agents.