Examining which WR/RB/CB combinations would yield the best draft haul for the Cowboys

So much about the NFL Draft is striking at the right position at the right time.

The Dallas Cowboys have had an active offseason addressing several areas of the roster, either via free agency or trade. While there hasn’t been a single player they’ve acquired who moves the needle by any significant margin, the team has done a good job of bringing in players to fill holes and provide them with some much-needed depth on the roster.

But the Cowboys are not done. The attention now moves to the NFL Draft, which is less than three weeks away. While the team has done a good job improving their depth, there are still a few areas that could use key impact players.

Wide Receiver

On more than one occasion, the Cowboys have gone into the new year with inadequate weapons at wide receiver. The abrupt departures of Dez Bryant and then Amari Cooper have led them to roll out janky makeshift receiving groups that haven’t worked. We’ve all seen Allen Hurns, Tavon Austin, and Noah Brown taking on larger roles than they should. The team must give CeeDee Lamb some help in the form of a quality WR2 from this upcoming draft.

Running Back

The Cowboys have been all over the place when it comes to how they choose to address the position. They’ve overinvested with premium draft capital and big contracts, and they’ve also let Pro Bowlers walk and try to get by with the bare minimum. The expectation is that they address this position in the draft with one of their earlier picks, but it’s unclear when they plan on striking.

Cornerback

The team is coming off a season where they had seven cornerbacks play at least 100 snaps on defense. Having reliable depth is paramount, and things are a little dicey already with the current state of the position group. Jourdan Lewis left in free agency, DaRon Bland is on the last year of his deal, and the health of Trevon Diggs is a bit of a mystery. These things collectively create a lot of questions about the future of the Cowboys’ cornerbacks. Attacking this premium position with a premium draft resource would do wonders in strengthening this area of the roster.

If we could script the perfect draft, the Cowboys would come away with a good player from each of these positions. Here is a list of players the team could target over the first two days of the draft and where they are ranked according to NFL Mock Draft Database Consensus Big Board.

Wide Receiver

• Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona (10)
• Mathew Golden, Texas (19)
• Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State (33)
• Jayden Higgins, Iowa State (53)
• Trey Harris, Mississippi (57)
• Jack Bech, Texas Christian (64)
• Isaiah Bond, Texas (69)
• Jalen Royals, Utah State (77)
• Savion Williams, Texas Christian (84)

Running Back

• Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (6)
• Omarion Hampton, North Carolina (24)
• TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State (42)
• Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State (51)
• Damien Martinez, Miami (117)
• Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech (120)
• Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State (128)

Cornerback

• Will Johnson, Michigan (12)
• Jahdae Barron, Texas (16)
• Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky (35)
• Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina (39)
• Azareye’h Thomas, Florida State (40)
• Trey Amos, Mississippi (41)
• Jacob Parrish, Kansas State (98)
• Dorian Strong, Virginia Tech (111)
• Denzel Burke (112)

If those are the choices, which wide receiver/running back/cornerback combination would give the Cowboys the best draft haul over the first three rounds?

Draft exercise…

1. Pick one player from each round
2. Pick one player from each position group

Let us know in the comments what would be the best arrangement and REC the ones you like the most.