Not one of the 20 undrafted free brokers that the Dallas Cowboys signed following the draft are family names, a minimum of to the workforce's rabid fanbase.
Nonetheless, Dallas has discovered great success within the UDFA division in years previous, and the franchise is hoping it could possibly as soon as once more unearth just a few little-known jewels.
In response to NBC Sports activities Edge, there is a excessive probability that would be the case, contemplating it ranked Dallas first amongst all UDFA courses league-wide.
Miles Austin, Terence Steele and longtime QB Tony Romo are only a few of the UDFA stars Dallas has landed in latest reminiscence, whereas Professional Soccer Corridor of Famers Drew Pearson and Cliff Harris additionally weathered by means of the draft with out listening to their names referred to as.
And although the Cowboys aren't slapping gold jacket expectations on the lads they've lately signed, they do imagine they'll probably strike gold with a number of the new names that received the decision.
The names embody:
- Markquese Bell, S, Florida A&M
- Markaviest Bryant, DE, Central Florida
- Malik Davis, RB, Florida
- Dontario Drummond, WR, Ole Miss
- James Empey, C, BYU
- Ty Fryfogle, WR, Indiana
- Jonathan Garibay, Ok, Texas Tech
- Aaron Hansford, LB, Texas A&M
- Peyton Hendershot, TE, Indiana
- Dennis Houston, WR, Western Illinois
- Storey Jackson, LB, Liberty
- Alex Lindstrom, C, Boston School
- Quandre Mosely, CB, Kentucky
- Jaquarii Robinson, WR, Wake Forest
- Aaron Shampklin, RB, Harvard
- Amon Simon, OT, Texas A&M-Commerce
- Mike Tafua, DE, Utah
- Isaac Taylor-Stuart, CB, Southern Cal
- Juanyeh Thomas, S, Georgia Tech
- La'Kendrick Van Zandt, S, TCU
Of that group, listed below are gamers who've excessive expectations heading into their rookie campaigns.
Jonathan Garibay, Ok, Texas Tech
Garibay will certainly be relied upon come this season, contemplating he is the one participant at his place on Dallas' depth chart.
The 'Boys parted methods with veteran leg Greg Zuerlein after he registered a career-low 87.5% on additional factors whereas hitting 82.9% of his area targets.
Final season, Garibay was impressively environment friendly for the Crimson Raiders, nailing 15 of his 16 field-goal makes an attempt (93.75%)) and 49 of fifty PATs.
He additionally linked on a 62-yard game-winner towards Iowa State, a Texas Tech file.
Markquese Bell, S, Florida A&M
Dallas is hoping that hard-hitting security can carry a few of his booming explosiveness to the workforce's secondary. The ball-hawking DB almost reached 100 whole tackles final season for the Rattlers (95 in whole), whereas bringing down 71 ball-carriers by his lonesome.
An All-SWAC choice for his efforts in 2021, Bell additionally ran a 4.41 within the 40-yard sprint on the NFL Mix.
Dontario Drummond, WR, Ole Miss
Many NFL scouts believed that Drummond would be drafted heading into the April showcase. His school numbers (1,028 yards, eight TDs) had been wholly spectacular in their very own proper, and at 6-foot, 215 kilos, he greater than matches the invoice for a big-bodied NFL play-maker.
Drummond is not the speediest pass-catcher (he ran a 4.65 at this yr's mix), however he has a stable vertical leap (34 inches), in addition to the glorified reward of 1 Lane Kiffin, who lauded his reliability for Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Corral.
Isaac Taylor-Stuart, CB, Southern Cal
Taylor-Stuart has reportedly already impressed his coaches at OTAs, and that’s largely attributable to his versatility and vary. A 6-foot-1, 201-pound cowl stalwart, Taylor-Stuart ran a blazing 4.42 on the NFL Mix (quickest amongst Pac-12 gamers), and examined nicely in numerous agility drills.
In response to Terence Watson of "The Landry Hat", Taylor-Stuart has an opportunity to usurp Dallas' 2021 sixth-round choose Isreal Mukuamu on the depth chart and compete for a 53-man roster spot if he continues to earn the approval of his employees.
