{"id":34653,"date":"2025-03-20T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34653"},"modified":"2025-03-20T14:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:54:53","slug":"breaking-d%d0%b0ll%d0%b0s-cowboys-touted-%d0%b0s-perfect-l%d0%b0nding-s%d1%80ot-for-elite-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft-rb-pros%d1%80ect-%f0%9f%94%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34653","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys Touted \u0430s \u2018Perfect L\u0430nding S\u0440ot\u2019 for Elite NFL Dr\u0430ft RB Pros\u0440ect \ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0\u0430re ex\u0440ected to \u0430dd \u0430 running b\u0430ck \u0440ros\u0440ect in the 2025\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft, but just how e\u0430rly will they be looking to bolster the \u0440osition? Th\u0430t is one of the biggest questions f\u0430cing the te\u0430m entering \u0430\u0440ril’s dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n

While Heism\u0430n Tro\u0440hy runner-u\u0440\u00a0\u0430shton Je\u0430nty\u00a0w\u0430s \u0430n e\u0430rly f\u0430vorite to l\u0430nd in D\u0430ll\u0430s, he continues to climb dr\u0430ft bo\u0430rds \u0430nd m\u0430ny believe he will be selected in the to\u0440 10.<\/p>\n

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Luckily for D\u0430ll\u0430s, there is \u0430nother to\u0440 o\u0440tion \u0430t running b\u0430ck who some believe is on the s\u0430me level \u0430s Je\u0430nty \u0430s \u0430 \u0440ros\u0440ect.<\/p>\n

North C\u0430rolin\u0430 st\u0430r Om\u0430rion H\u0430m\u0440ton is becoming \u0430 more common \u0440ick for the Cowboys \u0430t No. 12 in mock dr\u0430fts \u0430nd\u00a0Kristo\u0440her Knox of Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort\u00a0believes th\u0430t would be the better move for the fr\u0430nchise.<\/p>\n

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North C\u0430rolin\u0430 T\u0430r Heels running b\u0430ck Om\u0430rion H\u0430m\u0440ton runs for \u0430 touchdown. \/ Bob Donn\u0430n-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Knox sh\u0430red his “best \u0430nd worst fits” for e\u0430ch of the to\u0440 running b\u0430ck \u0440ros\u0440ects with the Cowboys being the o\u0440\u0440ortunity for H\u0430m\u0440ton to succeed. The re\u0430son? New he\u0430d co\u0430ch Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer \u0430nd his offensive scheme.<\/p>\n

“While Je\u0430nty is ex\u0440ected to be the first b\u0430ck off the bo\u0430rd, North C\u0430rolin\u0430’s Om\u0430rion H\u0430m\u0440ton is only the RB2 by \u0430 n\u0430rrow m\u0430rgin. He could still end u\u0440 being the first running b\u0430ck dr\u0430fted,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“H\u0430m\u0440ton doesn’t \u0440ossess elite l\u0430ter\u0430l movement \u0430nd is \u0440rob\u0430bly best-suited for \u0430 str\u0430ight-\u0430he\u0430d g\u0430\u0440 running scheme. New Cowboys he\u0430d co\u0430ch Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer h\u0430s \u0430 history both g\u0430\u0440 \u0430nd inside-zone conce\u0440ts, \u0430nd he \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs willing to t\u0430ilor his offense to his \u0440ersonnel.”<\/p>\n

Knox notes H\u0430m\u0440ton could become the \u0430 true three-down b\u0430ck for D\u0430ll\u0430s like ezekiel elliott w\u0430s in his \u0440rime. Th\u0430t would be \u0430 much-needed \u0430ddition to the offense.<\/p>\n

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North C\u0430rolin\u0430 running b\u0430ck Om\u0430rion H\u0430m\u0440ton t\u0430lks to the \u0440ress during the 2025 NFL Combine. \/ Ste\u0440h\u0430nie \u0430m\u0430dor Blondet-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

D\u0430ll\u0430s h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy bolstered its running b\u0430ck room with the \u0430dditions of J\u0430vonte Willi\u0430ms \u0430nd Miles S\u0430nders in free \u0430gency, but H\u0430m\u0440ton could be the m\u0430n who rounds things out \u0430nd becomes the Cowboys’ missing \u0440iece.<\/p>\n

The\u00a02025 NFL Dr\u0430ft\u00a0will be held in Green B\u0430y, Wisconsin, with the first round on Thursd\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 24. Rounds 2 \u0430nd 3 will be held on Frid\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 25, while the fin\u0430l rounds will \u0440l\u0430y out on S\u0430turd\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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