1. Malik Hooker
The Cowboys need all the help they can get in the secondary. So never mind that they’ve already signed Keanu Neal, Jayron Kearse and Damontae Kazee this offseason. Another safety with huge potential wouldn’t go amiss.
For one, Neal is going to play linebacker and Kearse doesn’t have much starting experience. There is room for another to compete for a starting job or contributing role.
Former Colts safety Malik Hooker could be that guy.
Dallas already took a chance on Kazee, who is coming off a season-ending injury. Hooker is in the same boat, but he’s a former first-rounder who looked like an exciting prospect in his early days in Indianapolis. Injuries were the only things that got in the way of his success. If he were to recapture that potential, he could be a valuable starter. At 25 years old, there’s more to give, especially to a Cowboys secondary that is in desperate need of upgrading.
Hooker visited the Cowboys earlier this spring, but the link between the team and the safety cooled when they signed Kazee. Now would be a good time to come back around and see if expectations on either side have changed.