[tps_title]OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin [/tps_title]
Picking at the back end of the first round this year after a 13-3 campaign, the Cowboys will very much so be in “best player available” mode with the 28th overall pick. This is the draft strategy that has already brought linemen like Tyron Smith, Zack Martin, and Travis Frederick to Dallas – will Wisconsin’s Ryan Ramczyk be next?
Another first round OL pick may seem unnecessary for the Cowboys, but their need for depth at tackle could make a prospect like Ramczyk too good to pass up. For most studying this draft, the former DIII player leads an abnormally weak group of offensive tackles, making his BPA value, pro ceiling, and need fit a combination that could land him in the silver and blue.
Zay Jones will be a Day-2 pick in the draft. I won’t make it out of the 3rd round.
Thank you for reading, Kevin. I’m happy to be wrong about Jones, seeing a lot of analysts really like him, but I just don’t see a player set up to succeed in the NFL. Caught everything at ECU though, tough pro evaluation.
Small school players are always the hardest to gauge. Out of all the positions on the field though, it seems WR succeeds the most from the small schools. If the skills are there, they seem to thrive. Other positions are littered with failed experiments. Still, no guarantee either way, but with certain teams always in love with small school prospects, I can’t see Jones make it to day 3.