Josiah Trotter: Cowboys' Linebacker Solution

0:00On April 1st, the Dallas Cowboys are overhauling their linebacker spot, and it's about time after years of vets and rookies who just couldn't lock it, down. No real anchor in the middle of that defense has hurt them bad. One dude rising fast on draft boards is Josiah Trotter from Missouri, a 6 foot 2, 237 pound beast with a 4.61, 40 time. Trotter's got football royalty in his veins as the son of all pro Jeremiah Trotter. He balled out as a freshman at West Virginia, but a nasty leg injury sidelined him soft more year. Bounce back strong, transfer to Missouri, and lit it up last season with 84 tackles, 13 and a half for loss, plus all SEC honors. Scouts love his tackling form that wraps up runners tight and his blitzes that mess up quarterbacks, but he's not the fastest sidelined to sideline. Coverage can lag a bit, and his frame might get tested by big NFL linemen. Still, fans and analysts see him stabilizing Dallas's front seven right away.

1:01He slots perfect into their scheme under the new coordinator, bringing smarts, downhill speed, and that nasty edge to pair with their quick d-line. At just 20 years old, he's shown grit overcoming injury. Cowboys might trade up on day two to snack him, injecting youth and NFC ease legacy into the mix while finally building that linebacker identity. They've craved.