Dallas Cowboys' Draft Target: Turnover Machine

0:00On April 1st, Dallas Cowboys hit free agency hard, stacking their secondary to fix last year's league worst past defense under new coordinator, Christian Parker. They grabbed guys like Jalen Thompson, Kobe Durant, and PJ. Locke, but completely skipped inside linebackers, leaving a massive hole in the middle. Now heading into April, they've only got three off-ball linebackers on the roster, Demarvian overshown, Shamar James, and Justin Barron. Missed out on top free agents, so eyes are turning to the draft for a quick fix. Texas Tex Jacob Rodriguez stands out as the perfect match. Do the turnover machine, with 128 tackles, 11 for loss, 7 force fumbles, and that's an NCAA record, plus two recoveries, and a sack in his last season. He's loaded with hardware, unanimous All-American, big 12 defensive player of the year, Bronco Nagersky, Buttcus, Lombardi, and Bednarik Awards. ESPN's Mike Tannenbaum compares him to Hall of Famer's Actamus,

1:04saying his instincts translate, despite being 6'1", 231. Pounds. Cowboys coach Brian Shottenheimer, wants more force turnovers to fuel Dak Prescott's offense. If Rodriguez is there at pick 20 overall in Pittsburgh from April 23 to 25th, he'd slide right into the scheme and light up the Texas fan base.