{"id":42896,"date":"2025-04-21T09:08:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42896"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:08:45","slug":"breaking-cowboys-could-make-surprise-nfl-draft-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42896","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Could Make Surprise NFL Draft Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1790042709-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1790042709-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1790042709-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1790042709-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"2161\" data-dom-ready-time=\"2393\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys could surprise NFL analysts and experts and go with an under-the-radar pick in the draft.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pretty much everyone and their second cousin believe the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0will go hard on getting some wide receivers in the\u00a02025 NFL Draft, but they could also surprise the masses and go with some random picks. Jerry Jones and company are known for making startling moves, so why should this year be any different?<\/p>\n<p>A new prediction has the Dallas Cowboys going with an under-the-radar edge rusher in the draft, and one that \u201chas the skills to develop into a quality three-down lineman.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Dallas Cowboys Could Snag a LSU Star<\/h2>\n<p>In Blogging the Boys\u2019 series on draft prospects that the Dallas Cowboys could pick up, they are highlighting\u00a0edge rusher Bradyn Swinson\u00a0out of LSU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI seem to be higher on LSU\u2019s Bradyn Swinson than most, but it is hard not to love Swinson as a prospect,\u201d\u00a0Connor Livesay notes in the April 20 feature. \u201cHe has good size, length, bend, and plays with a surprising amount of power for a sub-260-lb edge. Swinson should impact games early as a pass rusher, but has the skills to develop into a quality three-down lineman as he continues to fill out and play with more consistent hand technique when rushing the passer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds that Dallas still needs \u201cto add to their edge room to take some heat off of\u00a0Micah Parsons\u00a0and\u00a0Dante Fowler, and Braydn Swinson on day two would be excellent value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NFL\u2019s\u00a0draft prospect grade is 6.31.\u00a0 He\u2019s a \u201clate bloomer with big hands, long arms and a frame to carry more muscle,\u201d according to the NFL. \u201cSwinson is competitive at the point of attack, where he uses his length and footwork to beat the block or prevent block sustains. He is high-cut and leggy with average lateral agility but has an innate feel for playing off the block and making tackles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They add that he\u2019s \u201cless of an arc runner and more of a read-and-respond rusher relying on length and deception to open doors on either edge. He needs to craft rush strategies and work on getting quicker wins with go-to moves at the edge, but he\u2019s always in the backfield. Swinson is an ascending talent with the demeanor, traits and talent to become a good starter as a 3-4 rush linebacker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, this guy sounds like a find, and Livesay does make a good point that Dallas is going to need to add some depth in the edge department.<\/p>\n<h2>Bradyn Swinson \u2018Has Active Hands as a Pass-Rusher\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Of Swinson\u2019s positives,\u00a0Bleacher Report notes\u00a0that he \u201chas active hands as a pass-rusher and is decent at working the offensive lineman\u2019s hands.\u201d More positives are \u201csolid cross-chop and double-hand swipe moves that he can win with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also \u201chas his hands and arms well to get extension as a run defender against offensive tackles\u201d and \u201chas enough strength to consistently take on blocks from tight ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Bleacher Report says that Swinson is \u201csolid\u201d by looking at his tape. \u201cHe should enter the NFL as a decent pass-rusher and has a chance to develop into a complete player by growing as a run defender,\u201d they add.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys could surprise NFL analysts and experts and go with an under-the-radar pick in the draft. 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