How the Cowboys could land another WR/CB star combo just like CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs

Things could be lining up nicely for the Cowboys to have another strong start to the draft.

The year was 2020. The Dallas Cowboys had just signed Amari Cooper to a new contract extension after previously using a first-round draft pick to acquire him in a trade a couple of years prior. The Cowboys weren’t looking for a new wide receiver, but the draft gods delivered them a golden opportunity when CeeDee Lamb was passed over not once, but twice by two teams who opted to select a different wide receiver. Just like that, Lamb was a member of the Cowboys.

But the fun didn’t stop there. The gifts kept coming. Despite seven cornerbacks being drafted in the top 50 picks, one of the Cowboys’ top guys, Trevon Diggs, was still there when pick 51 rolled around. You might remember that Diggs was believed to be a player the team was considering in the first round, so to land him in round two was super fantastic.

Two picks. Two eventual All-Pros. What a great way to start the draft.

For their own reasons, the Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos preferred the Alabama receivers Henry Ruggs III (pick 12) and Jerry Jeudy (pick 15). Lamb was viewed as the nation’s top collegiate wide receiver, but every team sees things differently. Five seasons in, Lamb has the most receptions of any receiver taken in the entire draft.

Diggs had battled injuries, missing extended time in each of the last two seasons, but when he’s on the field, he’s been very good. Despite the games missed, Diggs still has more interceptions than all seven corners selected before him in the draft… combined!

The interesting thing about the great start of the 2020 draft is that when you start looking ahead to the upcoming draft, the table is set for a similar occurrence. Even though the Cowboys already have their WR1, a wide receiver is totally in play in the first round after the team failed to lock up a WR2 option in free agency. Sitting with pick 12, they are in a great position to land one of this year’s best pass catchers. The only question is, who is it?

Pro Football Network and Draftwire have mocked Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan to the Cowboys while NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah and CBS Sports have mocked Texas receiver Matthew Golden to Dallas. We don’t know if the front office’s top-graded player at 12 will be wide receiver, but if it is, it could provide them with a great one-two WR punch for years to come.

The Cowboys have done a lot of work over the last week to fill holes along the defensive line and at linebacker, but there are still some question marks at cornerback. Diggs’ health and DaRon Bland’s future could mean they need to look at finding more talent sooner rather than later. And as luck would have it, a cluster of corners fall in the late-first/early-second range. Players like Kentucky’s Maxwell Hairston and Florida State’s Azareye’h Thomas are hit-the-ground-running corners who would immediately help the team and potentially shore up the position should Diggs or Bland not be around much longer. It’s not unreasonable that one of the team’s favorite corner prospects is there when the Cowboys are on the clock in round two.

Two picks. Two premium positions. Two positions where they need help. It’s almost like the universe is lining up perfectly for the Cowboys to score two more great talents. How great would it be if they started things off like they did in 2020? And it would still leave room for them to find their answer at running back in round three.