DALLAS COWBOYS

Round 1 (17): WR CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma
Round 2 (51): CB Trevon Diggs, Alabama
Round 3 (82): DI Neville Gallimore, Oklahoma
Round 4 (123): CB Reggie Robinson, Tulsa
Round 4 (146): IOL Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin
Round 5 (179): Edge Bradlee Anae, Utah
Round 7 (231): QB Ben DiNucci, James Madison

1st Round: Dallas was one of the biggest winners of the first round, and it’s all because a few teams ahead of them made mistakes and handed them Lamb at the 17th overall pick. Lamb was the sixth-best prospect on the PFF Big Board and is actually the third-best wide receiver prospect we have ever evaluated — behind only Amari Cooper and Jerry Jeudy. He’s a refined route-runner, has great ball skills and is lethal after the catch. Lamb is coming off a season in which he broke 26 tackles on 62 catches and averaged an incredible 11.0 yards after the catch per reception — both of which cracked the top five in the FBS. SI said, “Having Lamb and Cooper together almost assures that Michael Gallup, who is quietly developing into a nice “X” receiver, will often face one-on-one coverage. And in that same vein, it could mean lighter run boxes for Ezekiel Elliott. This is a quality pick with a potentially significant domino effect.

Balance Of The Draft: The Cowboys’ steals didn’t stop with just Lamb - they continued to thrive on Day 2 with their 51st and 82nd overall picks. “The Cowboys are ripping the doorknob off this draft. Every pick they've made was much higher on the PFF Draft Board: 17 – CeeDee Lamb (PFF board: 6th), 51  - Trevon Diggs (31st), 82  - Neville Gallimore (51st),” commented PFF ... Diggs isn’t a fit for every scheme due to his athletic limitations, but he is the perfect fit for Dallas’ press-heavy scheme. In press this past year, Diggs allowed only nine catches on 33 targets while intercepting three and forcing seven incompletions ... There were a handful of interior defensive linemen taken over Gallimore who shouldn’t have been, and the Cowboys once again took advantage of others’ mistakes. Gallimore has incredible power and can be defined as a people-mover and can be an impact player. Dallas’ dream draft continued into Day 3 when they got two guys for great value. They were Biadasz (87th-best prospect on PFF Big Board) and Anae (130th-best prospect on PFF Big Board). Biadasz is one of the most accomplished run-blockers graded at PFF, with grades above 80.0 in all three years as a starter. He’ll have a chance to make an impact early with Travis Frederick’s retirement. Anae doesn’t have great athleticism for the position, but he has the skills that should have made him an earlier pick. 

Steal Of The Draft: Tyler Biadasz
Draft Grades: Playbook A 
ESPN: B+... PFF: A+...  SI: A+... Composite: A

In closing we highly recommend you view the PFF Player Grades for each player in the 2020 NFL draft. PFF assigns a grade for every play to each player during a football game. Each grade is reviewed at least once, and usually multiple times, using every camera angle available, including All-22 coaches’ tape. You can view it here: PFF.Com/Grades