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3 mistakes Cowboys made in NFL Draft this year

By Steven Kubitza

CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 29: A Dallas Cowboys fan speaks with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell onstage during round one of the 2021 NFL Draft at the Great Lakes Science Center on April 29, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 29: A Dallas Cowboys fan speaks with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell onstage during round one of the 2021 NFL Draft at the Great Lakes Science Center on April 29, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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Cowboys, Kelvin Joseph
LEXINGTON, KY – NOVEMBER 14: Kelvin Joseph #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats tackles Amir Abdur-Rahman #2 of the Vanderbilt Commodores in the second quarter of the game at Kroger Field on November 14, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

1. Making Kelvin Joseph the top CB pick

Kelvin Joseph is young and did not have a ton of experience in college. He began his career at LSU in 2018 and transferred to Kentucky, which forced him to miss the 2019 season.

He did have a nice 2020, but still only appeared in nine games with the Wildcats. This makes the 20-year-old quite the raw prospect.

The Cowboys just missed out on landing either Jaycee Horn or Patrick Surtain II. That is what led the team to trade back in the first place. But the need at corner was still there and Dallas made Joseph their top pick at the position. Someone with more experience like Asante Samuel Jr. may have been a better option.

Joseph also has noted off-the-field concerns including a suspension at LSU that resulted in him transferring to Kentucky. To be fair, he was still a teenager at the time.

This could all end up working out for Dallas. It is just a bit suspect that the team went from liking the top two corners, only to wait so long on actually grabbing a player at the position.

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