{"id":49780,"date":"2025-04-21T07:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=49780"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:32:37","slug":"cowboys-could-make-surprise-nfl-draft-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=49780","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Could Make Surprise NFL Draft Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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=\"Cowboys Could Make Surprise NFL Draft Move\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys could surprise NFL analysts and experts and go with an under-the-radar pick in the draft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pretty much everyone and their second cousin believe the Dallas Cowboys will go hard on getting some wide receivers in the 2025 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<hr \/>\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 edge rusher Bradyn Swinson out 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 Connor 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 Micah Parsons and Dante Fowler, and Braydn Swinson on day two would be excellent value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NFL\u2019s draft 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<hr \/>\n<h2>Bradyn Swinson \u2018Has Active Hands as a Pass-Rusher\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Of Swinson\u2019s positives, Bleacher Report notes that 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<p>Anne Erickson Anne Erickson is an award-winning reporter covering the NFL and college football for Heavy.com. Erickson has years of experience covering the NFL and additional sports, and her work has been published via ESPN, Fox Sports and more. She has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports, including Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Erickson also hosts several podcasts and is a Detroit-based radio host. More about Anne Erickson<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Cowboys News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys could surprise NFL analysts and experts and go with an under-the-radar pick in the draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":49781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cowboys Could Make Surprise NFL Draft Move - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=49780\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowboys Could Make Surprise NFL Draft Move - 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