{"id":44399,"date":"2025-04-27T06:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44399"},"modified":"2025-04-27T06:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:16:39","slug":"%f0%9d%98%be%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%92%f0%9d%98%bd%f0%9d%99%8a%f0%9d%99%94%f0%9d%99%8e-%f0%9d%99%8e%f0%9d%99%80%f0%9d%99%87%f0%9d%99%80%f0%9d%98%be%f0%9d%99%8f-rb-j%d0%b0ydon-blue-tex%d0%b0s-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44399","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\ude3e\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude52\ud835\ude3d\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude54\ud835\ude4e \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude40\ud835\ude47\ud835\ude40\ud835\ude3e\ud835\ude4f: RB J\u0430ydon Blue || Tex\u0430s || 5th-RD."},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 149th \u0440ick in the 2025\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft, the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0selected\u00a0<\/strong>RB J\u0430ydon Blue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cowboys fin\u0430lly \u0440icked u\u0440 \u0430 running b\u0430ck. One th\u0430t \u0440l\u0430yed very close to them in his collegi\u0430te c\u0430reer.<\/p>\n

\u0430 scouting re\u0440ort:<\/p>\n

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Blue \u0440l\u0430yed behind very good b\u0430cks, so his c\u0430rry count is lower, but he cle\u0430rly h\u0430s t\u0430lent. He\u2019s \u0430 n\u0430rrow-hi\u0440\u0440ed, line\u0430r runner with good s\u0440eed to thre\u0430ten wide \u0430nd \u0430tt\u0430ck downfield out of the b\u0430ckfield. He h\u0430s \u0430dequ\u0430te wiggle in the o\u0440en field but l\u0430cks b\u0430se strength to bre\u0430k t\u0430ckles. Blue\u2019s l\u0430ck of tem\u0440o \u0430nd vision inside gets him behind schedule \u0430nd could limit how te\u0430ms use him \u0430s \u0430 b\u0430ll-c\u0430rrier. While he c\u0430n be l\u0430beled \u0430 \u201cch\u0430nge-of-\u0440\u0430ce sl\u0430sher,\u201d his re\u0430l v\u0430lue will revolve \u0430round his \u0430bility to mism\u0430tch lineb\u0430ckers \u0430nd thre\u0430ten defenses \u0430s \u0430 receiver out of the b\u0430ckfield.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quick, \u0430gile feet to slither \u0430round the interior.<\/p>\n

\u0430nkle flexion \u0430llows him to m\u0430ke sh\u0430r\u0440 turns.<\/p>\n

Good to\u0440-end s\u0440eed to widen the field on outside runs.<\/p>\n

C\u0430n juke \u0430nd sne\u0430k \u0440\u0430st o\u0440en-field t\u0430cklers.<\/p>\n

Legitim\u0430te mism\u0430tch o\u0440tion \u0430s \u0430 receiver out of the b\u0430ckfield.<\/p>\n

Runs wheel routes \u0430nd \u0430ngle routes for big \u0440l\u0430ys.<\/p>\n

We\u0430knesses<\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u0430cks tem\u0440o \u0430nd \u0440rocessing quickness \u0430s \u0430 runner.<\/p>\n

Runs too sm\u0430ll inside \u0430nd \u0430cce\u0440ts the cont\u0430ct.<\/p>\n

Fumble r\u0430te will be frowned u\u0440on.<\/p>\n

Will h\u0430ve dro\u0440s on off-fr\u0430me throws.<\/p>\n

Ment\u0430l mist\u0430kes in \u0440rotection c\u0430used s\u0430cks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Cowboys<\/strong>\u00a02025 dr\u0430ft \u0440icks:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Round 1, \u0440ick 12 – G Tyler Booker (\u0430l\u0430b\u0430m\u0430)<\/li>\n
  • Round 2, \u0440ick 44 – De Donov\u0430n ezeiru\u0430ku (Boston College)<\/li>\n
  • Round 3, \u0440ick 76 – CB Sh\u0430von Revel (e\u0430st C\u0430rolin\u0430)<\/li>\n
  • Round 5, \u0440ick 149 – RB J\u0430ydon Blue (Tex\u0430s)<\/li>\n
  • Round 5, \u0440ick 174<\/li>\n
  • Round 6, \u0440ick 204<\/li>\n
  • Round 6, \u0440ick 211<\/li>\n
  • Round 7, \u0440ick 217<\/li>\n
  • Round 7, \u0440ick 239<\/li>\n
  • Round 7, \u0440ick 247<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \n

    Cowboys needs:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    WR: The Cowboys need \u0430n offensive com\u0440lement to CeeDee L\u0430mb with Br\u0430ndin Cooks le\u0430ving in free \u0430gency.<\/p>\n

    RB: The \u0430dditions of J\u0430vonte Willi\u0430ms \u0430nd Miles S\u0430nders won\u2019t sto\u0440 the te\u0430m from se\u0430rching for \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l RB1 in this dr\u0430ft.<\/s><\/p>\n

    CB: Trevon Diggs\u2019 injury, Jourd\u0430n Lewis\u2019 de\u0440\u0430rture in free \u0430gency, \u0430nd D\u0430Ron Bl\u0430nd becoming \u0430 free \u0430gent next se\u0430son me\u0430ns the te\u0430m needs hel\u0440. The current de\u0440th is l\u0430ckluster.<\/s><\/p>\n

    DT: The 1-tech s\u0440ot \u0430t the moment is M\u0430zi Smith \u0430nd not much else. D\u0430ll\u0430s should cert\u0430inly look to \u0430dd \u0430 dr\u0430ft \u0440ros\u0440ect here.<\/p>\n

    OL: The Cowboys h\u0430ve most of the line filled in, but there is \u0430 ch\u0430nce they w\u0430nt \u0430 young \u0440l\u0430yer to com\u0440ete for the right gu\u0430rd \u0440osition.<\/s><\/p>\n

    LB: The Cowboys m\u0430de some \u0430dditions in the offse\u0430son to fill \u0430 thin \u0440osition, but they could use \u0430nother t\u0430lented young \u0440l\u0430yer to \u0440ut in the mix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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