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According to Pro Football Focus, one NFL Draft prospect fits exactly what the Dallas Cowboys need.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Shemar Stewart breaks past New Mexico Lobos offensive lineman Matthew Toilolo \/ Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0need help along the defensive line.<\/p>\n

And according to one analyst, there might be\u00a0one prospect\u00a0in next month’s\u00a0NFL Draft\u00a0who fits those needs to a tee – Texas A&M Aggies defensive end Shemar Stewart.<\/p>\n

During the “PFF College Football Show,” Analyst Dalton Wasserman broke down how Texas A&M Stewart not only fills a need for Dallas but is also an excellent fit in the scheme of new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.<\/p>\n

“One of the things that sticks out to me, we have to remember it’s not Mike Zimmer now running this defense, it’s Matt Eberflus. Matt Eberflus is a coach who goes four-down linemen more than almost anybody. So you need big, strong defensive ends to defend the run. He can even reduce down and play inside like he did at Texas A&M a little bit, right over the tackle, or even as a seven on the tight end as well.<\/p>\n

What reallys sets Stewart apart, however, and what has scouts drooling, are his physical gifts.<\/p>\n

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Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway evades Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Shemar Stewart \/ Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In Indianapolis, Stewart ran a 4.59 40-yard dash, had a 40-inch vertical jump, a 10’11” broad jump and a 1.58 10-yard split, ranking fourth with a score of 84 in the Combine Athleticism Score for his position,\u00a0per NFL.com.\u00a0He also did it all while measuring in at 6-foot-5, 267 pounds.<\/p>\n

“You do look at him on the field or at the combine, he had one of the best combines we have seen from an edge player, you go ‘ok that’s a freakish guy. That looks like a guy who can take a game over,'”\u00a0Wasserman said.<\/p>\n

Of course, Stewart is far from a sure thing either. At Texas A&M, despite his amazing athleticism, the sack numbers were simply not there.<\/p>\n

In three seasons in College Station, Stewart had just 4.5 sacks and 61 pressures in 680 pass-rush snaps over 37 games. He also added 12 tackles for loss and 65 total tackles.<\/p>\n

That said, his ability to defend the run and hold the edge are both things Eberflus covets in his edge defenders.<\/p>\n

“There’s still a ways to go with the pass rush, we know this. But, he’s a really darn good run defender. He’s a powerful, strong run defender who can one arm and hold that edge on the outside in that wide nine as well. I think Eberflus is somebody who would like Shemar Stewart.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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