Cowboys Day Three Wrap-up Part One

Dallas Cowboys selected one of the productive players in the draft in the Sixth round. Was he the best value on Day Three?

The NFL Draft came to a conclusion Saturday evening around 6PM. The three day event was extraordinary. 259 players heard their name called and received a phone call that changed their lives. The Cowboys had selected three players on the previous two days, and came out of Day Three with Five more.

With pick 129 overall in the fourth round, the Cowboys selected Junior Fehoko of San Jose State. Fehoko is a Defensive End who will eventually work his way inside and try to provide pressure while stopping the run.

With the 169th pick in the draft, Cowboys select Asim Richards UNC in the fifth round. In my opinion, this was the best value pick in the entire class for the Cowboys. Richards, who was a tackle at North Carolina, might just be your starting LG when we exit training camp. Richards is strong and athletic.

The Cowboys traded a 2024 fifth round pick to get an additional pick in the Sixth. With that pick, number 178 overall, the Cowboys selected Eric Scott Jr of Southern Mississippi. Scott has the size, length and athleticism to fit in Dan Quinn’s Defense. He also is a very physical Corner with some ball skills. This might be the hidden gem when we look back on this class in three or four years.

The next selection brought one of the most special moments in not just Cowboys history, but NFL history. With the 212th selection, in the sixth round, the Cowboys selected Deuce Vaughn of Kansas State. Deuce is the son of Cowboys scout Chris Vaughn. The Cowboys kept Chris in the dark with their intentions to select Deuce and had him make the call. This was an emotional moment between a father and son that the whole world got to have a front row seat to. All the hardwork and pain involved, all the talk about height when Chris knew- as a scout that his son was good enough to be in the conversation as one of the best backs in the Draft. An amazing story. As far as the player, Mike McCarthy mentioned that he wants to use him like Darren Sproles (former small Kansas State RB) and Randall Cobb who was a receiver but got touches as a runner. The pick makes sense for the team and they seem to already have a role for him.

With the Cowboys last pick in the draft, they selected Jalen Brooks, WR out of South Carolina with pick 244. The Cowboys thought Brooks had good hands and was a willing blocker. He has a feel for getting open and could have had a better career with better QB play. They are banking on his upside.

The Cowboys didn’t make any big splashes, but that doesn’t mean that they didn’t find some guys that will help their team this year and the years to come. They had a vision of what they wanted and identified the players they thought fit best for them. The Cowboys feel like these players not only have the skill set needed, but the mental make-up and tenacity that is needed as a Cowboy. Mike McCarthy mentioned that they know what the standard is. While some of these players were lower on most boards, it doesn’t matter. They are on the team now and will be tasked with the responsibility of earning the Star and pushing their teammates to be better.