Dallas Cowboys 2013 College Draft

    Okay,...I know it was a cheap way to get your attention..but I figured the cheerleaders would stop you from scrolling right on through.. Now let's get down to some football..


   The 2013 edition of the college draft has just been completed and many of the young faces selected over the past three days will be showing up on Sundays in the National Football League later this year.
   It will NOT come as a surprise to anyone that I am a hard-core Dallas Cowboys fan....since 1960. Even in Vietnam I was known to go out on patrol wearing an old ragged Cowboys sweatshirt.
   Dallas has not been burning up the league for the past several years, and they hoped to make some improvements this season with talent from the college level. The Cowboys had the 18th overall selection in the first round of the draft, but traded that pick to San Francisco for an additional pick in the 2nd round plus the 30th pick in the 1st round... With the 30th pick the Cowboys selected Travis Frederick, the massive center from the University of Wisconsin.

   Frederick is number 72 in the red above ...He is six foot four and weighs in at 330 pounds. Dallas has had poor performance in the offensive line for the last three years and Frederick can play guard as well as center. The Badgers led the nation in rushing this past season, and Frederick is one of the main reasons.
   The Cowboys had two picks in the second round of the NFL draft thanks to the 49'er trade and on the second day of the draft used the second pick to secure tight end Gavin Escobar of San Diego State.

   Escobar is six foot six and 255 pounds. San Diego State used his pass catching skills extensively the last couple of years but he is also a good blocker. He will be behind Jason Witten and John Hanna at the tight end position but will see action when the Cowboys deploy all three tight ends on some plays.
   Some would think the Cowboys are set in the wide receiver postion with Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Dwayne Harris, Cole Beasley, and three other receivers on the current squad,..but with their third selection Dallas chose Terrence Williams.

   Not having RG III as his quarterback for his senior season did not hamper Baylor's Williams. He is six foot two and 205 and is described as big, tough, and extremely physical. He led the Bears in receiving in 2012.
   Day three at the NFL Draft was to be a key day for the teams that did their homework. Once the glamor names were gone it was time to find some real football players. With their 4th pick of the draft, Dallas selected B.W. Webb, a cornerback from William & Mary University.

   Webb started every game as a collegian and recorded eleven interceptions at W&M. He is five foot ten and 183 pounds and was one of the fastest players on his college team.
   DeMarco Murray is the starting running back for the Cowboys of Dallas, but when he is not in the game the offense has suffered. With their 5th pick in the draft, Dallas chose another Cowboy...but this Cowboy came from Oklahoma State University.

   Joseph Randle was a two year starter at Stillwater and will bypass his senior year to jump to the National Football League. He is six foot and weighs 202 pounds. Randle is fast and powerful...could be a good fit for Dallas.
   Linebacker is a spot that was completely devastated by injuries for Dallas in 2012 as Sean Lee and Bruce Carter were lost for most of the season. Pick number six for Dallas found them going for DeVonte Holloman from the University of South Carolina.

   Holloman played both linebacker and safety for the Gamecocks and is listed at six foot one 246 pounds. Opposing coaches always had to be aware of where he was on the field and in 2012 he made eight stops behind the line of scrimmage.
   With their final pick of the college draft Dallas again went for help in the defensive secondary as they chose J.J. Wilcox, a safety from Georgia Southern.

  
He is five foot eleven and 214. Coaches describe him as extremely quick and a hard hitter, two attributes a safety must have.
    The draftees will all be in Dallas in the next week to get familiar with the surroundings of Valley Ranch and the personnel they will be playing with...and then a first practice coming up in May.