Dallas Cowboys Draft Treydan Stukes: Game-Changer for Secondary

0:00It's April 20, Dallas News Today starts now, AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Dallas Cowboys fans heads up for the 2026 NFL Draft. Mock Drafts keep linking them to cornerbacks or edge rushers at Pick-12, but safety is screaming for help too. Arizona's Traden Stooks is bubbling up as a real option after a Monster Final College season. Stoops balled out with 52 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 6 pass breakups. Scouts are buzzing, and word from an unnamed GM has them climbing boards fast, even ahead of Ohio State's Caleb Downs. That GM raved about his freakish plays, and insiders like Adam Schefter see him sneaking into round one. For Dallas, Stooks fits like a glove versatile enough for both safety spots or the slot, plus he studies film hard and keeps the defense locked in. Sure, he's older after six college years and shook off a torn ACL from 2024, but his bounce back proves he's legit. Cowboys rarely grab safeties early.

1:01Their last true one was Roy Williams back in 2002. Time might be right to break that mold and snag a game changer for the secondary, especially with late round gems like Xavier Woods and Donovan Wilson, showing what's possible, but Stooks could elevate them now.