"If you're an NFL Draft junkie, so to speak, you know that the first major event of "draft season" concluded yesterday in Mobile, Alabama. With its hosting of the Senior Bowl, the classic Southern city is one of the most important in the nation when it comes to football. Every January, the Senior Bowl invites some of college football's top upperclassmen to showcase their skills, solidify their hype, or put their names on the NFL Draft map."
"For the Dallas Cowboys, this is always a big event: it's where they first fell in love with Dak Prescott, and it seems they select at least one Senior Bowl guy in every class since they found their QB1 in Mobile. However, I think it is safe to say this Senior Bowl and the draft cycle in general mean a bit more to Dallas than usual."
"This is arguably their most important draft since their decades-long Super Bowl drought began. They are locked into Prescott, he's getting older, and they banked a lot on the extra first-round pick acquired in the Micah Parsons deal. Cowboys will have the 12th and the 20th picks in the NFL Draft after Green Bay's loss to the Chicago Bears. Set your mock drafts accordingly."
"Kyle Louis, an undersized linebacker from Pitt, was one of the most-talked-about players on either side of the ball thanks to his fantastic speed, coverage skills, and instincts. Cowboys fans watched one of the slowest and worst instinctual linebacking corps the NFL has ever seen this past year, so naturally, you can bet that they have Louis written down in a lot of notebooks after this week."
Mobile, Alabama hosts the Senior Bowl every January, attracting college upperclassmen to showcase skills and influence NFL Draft positioning. The Dallas Cowboys historically scout the Senior Bowl heavily, previously identifying Dak Prescott there and routinely drafting at least one Senior Bowl participant per class. This draft cycle carries heightened significance for Dallas because Prescott remains the entrenched starter, is getting older, and the team acquired extra first-round capital in the Micah Parsons trade. The Cowboys will hold the 12th and 20th overall picks, increasing urgency to maximize selections. Kyle Louis, an undersized Pitt linebacker, stood out with speed, coverage ability, and instincts and drew notable attention given Dallas's linebacker shortcomings.
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