{"id":43464,"date":"2025-04-24T00:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43464"},"modified":"2025-04-24T00:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:46:48","slug":"breaking-cowboys-set-last-second-meeting-with-random-qb-prospect-and-its-genius-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43464","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys set last-second meeting with random QB prospect (and it\u2019s genius)&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_402,y_152,w_4714,h_2651\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/129\/01jrzg5zf6fvvzkw43a2.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Commanders v Dallas Cowboys\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Dallas Cowboys were widely expected to select a quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. That was until they\u00a0struck a trade with the New England Patriots for Joe Milton, who tantalized football fans with an electric performance in the Week 18 finale last season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">While a meaningless game, Milton&#8217;s upside was on full display. He has a cannon for a right arm and an unteachable ability to navigate a collapsing pocket. He can pick up yards on the ground when it&#8217;s called for, but he prefers to drop back and throw lasers around the gridiron.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Having said that, Brian Schottenheimer and Co. will have their work cut out to mold Milton into a competent backup. While Milton has all the tools necessary to reach that level, his timing and overall touch on his passes have a lot of room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">With Will Grier also on the roster, many thought the team was done adding to its QB room. Well, it would appear Dallas is still doing its due diligence on this year&#8217;s class.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Cowboys meet with Montana State QB Tommy Mellott before NFL Draft<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">According to\u00a0Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Cowboys have met with Montana State product Tommy Mellott. 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He also ran a blistering 4.39 40-yard dash and jumped a 41-inch (!) vertical. That would have shattered the all-time quarterback vertical record at the NFL Combine.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Longtime\u00a0draft analyst Todd McShay\u00a0has talked to multiple teams that view Mellott as a Julian Edelman conversion project. Edelman was a quarterback at Kent State before converting to wide receiver in the NFL. He went on to win a Super Bowl MVP and\u00a0rank top five in Patriots history\u00a0in catches and receiving yards. Suffice it to say it was a successful conversion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">McShay expects Mellott to get drafted in the sixth or seventh round, though it is also possible he goes undrafted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Mellott&#8217;s stock is on the rise following his jaw-dropping Pro Day. 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