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Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker reacts after defeating the Texas Longhorns Brett Davis-Imagn Images
\nLatest Announcement : #Cowboys make controversial decision to trade edge rusher to Panthers.-namnguyen123<\/p>\n
The Dallas Cowboys are less than two weeks away from the NFL Draft, where they desperately need to find franchise-altering talent.<\/p>\n
With multiple positions in dire need of upgrades, the team cannot afford to draft a bust in the first few rounds if they want to get back to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
NFL.com\u2019s Gennaro Filice has the Cowboys making a rare trade-up in the first round to draft Georgia Bulldogs edge rusher Jalon Walker.<\/p>\n
The Cowboys haven\u2019t traded up in the first round since 2012, when they moved up to draft Morris Claiborne, and have more commonly traded back; however, Filice is adamant about Walker\u2019s fit in Dallas.<\/p>\n
\u201cAcross the mockosphere, Walker often comes off the board at No. 8 overall \u2014 typically, though, the Carolinas native is projected to land in Charlotte. But in this simulation, the Panthers trade the pick to the Cowboys, who scoop up Walker for themselves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Cowboys are in need of both a pass rusher and a linebacker, and Filice even compares him to Micah Parsons, who excelled in both roles before settling in at edge rusher.<\/p>\n \u201cWait, doesn\u2019t Dallas already have a twitchy LB\/edge hybrid? Yeah, but why settle for one Micah Parsons when you can have two?! Alright, that comp\u2019s aggressive, but the pairing would be undeniably fun. And Parsons is a well-documented fan of Walker\u2019s game.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Unless the team feels Walker would be their saving grace, it seems unlikely they would use additional draft picks to trade for him.<\/p>\n With a need at nearly every position group, the team is better suited to trade back so they can take a swing at more prospects rather than putting a lot of pressure on one prospect to contribute.<\/p>\n The last time the Cowboys had a non-playoff draft pick, they traded back with the Eagles from No. 10 and drafted Micah Parsons at No. 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker reacts after defeating the Texas Longhorns Brett Davis-Imagn Images Latest Announcement : #Cowboys make controversial decision to trade edge rusher to Panthers.-namnguyen123… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48442,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"yoast_head":"\n