Eric Scott, CB, Southern Miss
Three things you should know:
- Came at 30 visits in Dallas
- Two pick-sixes in 2022
- East-West Shrine game participant
When you get to the sixth round of an NFL Draft, it’s often time for teams to start taking risks they wouldn’t have taken at any point before, which is why late Day 3 picks are referred to as “flyer picks.” “. It counts Scott as the latest talent to enter Dallas with that designation as the Cowboys traded a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Chiefs to add a pick in the top of the sixth round (178th overall pick).
Not much is known nationally about Scott, but the Cowboys know him well, not only after seeing his tape and judging him locally, but also after inviting him as one of their coveted 30 visits in April.
Scott, at 6-foot-1 and 204 pounds, isn’t a speedy cornerback, but a tall, long talent who fits the prototype Dan Quinn loves at the position (as far as defensive backs go). from the edges). What he lacks in speed, he makes up for in athletic ability and his nearly 40″ vertical jump attests to that fact.
Combine that with an 80 ⅛ arm length and what you have is a challenging window for quarterbacks to try to force the ball, with a vertical that makes it difficult for big receivers to beat him at the highest point.
He transferred to Southern Miss as a three-star recruit after one season at JUCO, and he’ll need some extra polish to make the leap into an NFL-level impact player. Make no mistake about it, this is a “developmental” pick for the Cowboys, and should not be expected to step in and compete for a role at the top of a CB depth chart that features Trevon Diggs, Stephon Gilmore, DaRon Bland and Jourdan Lewis.
He’s an underdeveloped rookie, but Quinn is confident he’ll become something significant, and the Cowboys’ history of sixth-round picks works in his favor.
2023-04-29 20:25:56
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