Saban Blasts Cowboys' Lawrence Pick

0:00On April 24th, Nick Sabin dropped a bombshell during ESPN's NFL Draft Coverage last night on college game day. The legendary coach praised the Dallas Cowboys' 11th overall pick of safety Caleb Downs, but straight up called their trade down to grab UCF Edge. Russia Malachi Lawrence at 23rd-a-reach. Sabin didn't mince words right before the announcement hit the air. He doubled down after the pick, emitting he hated using the term, but explaining Lawrence was one of his sleepers for day two of the draft. The crew cracked up with Desmond Howard getting a good laugh out of it. This came amid the usual draft hype from the set with Reese Davis, Kirk Herbstryte, and the rest. Lawrence balled out at UCF, racking up 28 tackles for loss, and 26 over 39 games. He earned all big 12 honors in 2025, proving he's no slouch on the edge. Meanwhile, pretty much every other analyst is singing the Cowboys' praises on this one. Chris Sims called him a top 10 talent with peer pass rush juice.

1:00Peter Schreger loved the fit, and Jordan Schultz hyped his size at nearly 6'5'253 pounds, saying Dallas fell hard for. The productive rusher. Sabin stands alone in the hot take for now, but the feel will settle who's right as Lawrence suits up in Dallas. Keep an eye on how that Cowboys' defense evolves.