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Dallas Cowboys: 2021 NFL Draft redo shifts focus, gets it right

By Randy Gurzi

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 31: Elijah Molden #3 of the Washington Huskies looks on in the second quarter against the Eastern Washington Eagles during their game at Husky Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 31: Elijah Molden #3 of the Washington Huskies looks on in the second quarter against the Eastern Washington Eagles during their game at Husky Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 30: Linebacker Jabril Cox #19 from LSU of the American Team during the 2021 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on January 30, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama. The National Team defeated the American Team 27-24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

Round 4, Pick 115: Jabril Cox, LB, LSU

Actual pick: Jabril Cox, LB, LSU

Here’s the second pick that Dallas made that doesn’t get changed in our re-do. Despite taking Micah Parsons in the first, the Cowboys would also grab Jabrill Cox in the fourth. Unlike many of their picks in this draft, however, this was not a reach.

On the contrary, this was a steal.

Cox is listed at 6-2 and 232 pounds and is an absolute force on the field. He’s also going to make it even easier to admit their mistake in extending Jaylon Smith and drafting Leighton Vander Esch since he’s going to not only be a starting linebacker in the NFL, but he should be a very good one.

He’s capable of making the plays from one sideline to the other and had no problems when jumping from North Dakota State to the SEC. Now, we’ll have to watch and see if he can make another leap to the NFL look easy.

Round 4, Pick 138: Jamar Johnson, S, Indiana

Actual pick: Josh Ball, OT, Marshall

Josh Ball was the third player Dallas picked that had character concerns and his are the most disturbing. A former Florida State player, Ball was suspended and transferred to Marshall. The reason for his suspension included accusations of repeated acts of violence against his girlfriend.

Thankfully in this re-do, we took Rashawn Slater so Josh Ball is not even a concern. Instead, we get another safety by taking Jamar Johnson from Indiana. I know, this front office refuses to take one safety, let alone two, but Johnson had no business sliding into Round 4 and the fact that Dallas decided to avoid him was asinine.

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