Cowboys' Barham: Hybrid Linebacker, Sack Machine

0:00On April 25, Dallas Cowboys went all-in on defense in the 2026 NFL Draft, snagging safety Caleb Downs at pick number 11, Edge. Russia Malachai Lawrence at number 23, and linebacker J. Sean Barham at number 92. Head coach Brian Schadenheimer has a slick plan for that last one. He's starting the 22-year-old Barham as an off-ball linebacker, but with the green light to rush off the edge whenever needed. That kind of switch hitting keeps offence his guessing. Barham built his rep in college, first in Maryland where he balled out as a freshman with 58 tackles, then at Michigan piling up 66. Stops in one season before morphing into a hybrid with 10 tackles for loss and 4 sacks of senior year. Fans and analysts are buzzing because this mirror stars like Micah Parsons, who split time early on and turned into a sack machine, dominating from multiple spots. It adds real depth to the Cowboys Front 7. Now with these rookies locked in, Dallas is primed to fix their defensive holes and battle

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