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Small School Stars: Cowboys Draft Gems

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Cowboys fans, get ready for a draft class packed with under-the-radar talent from small schools. Top prospects include Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, San Diego State corner Chris Johnson, and North Dakota State wide receiver Bryce Lance. These players showcase instincts, speed, and production that rival Power Five stars, offering Day two or three value without the hype tax. Dont miss out on potential game-changers like Southeastern Louisianas Kaleb Proctor, North Dakota States Cole Payton, and Rhode Islands A.J. Pena. Snagging one could give Dallas the edge in a loaded class.

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Small School Stars: Cowboys Draft Gems

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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Small School Stars: Cowboys Draft Gems. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's March 28th. This is NFL News Today, powered by AI, your gridiron update. I'm Cory with the story. Cowboys fans, if you're scouting draft gems from small schools, this class is loaded with under the radar talent ready to ball out on Sundays. Leading the packets to little safety, a manual McNeil Warren, who posted a 92.1 overall PFF grade and nearly first round buzz with his. Length and coverage skills. San Diego states Chris Johnson, a corner with a 4.4040 and 92.4 coverage grade, looks like an instant starter. Type. Meanwhile, North Dakota State's Bryce Lance is turning heads at wide receiver after a ridiculous combine, including a 4.3440, 41.5 vertical, and over 1,000 receiving yards last season. Steven F. Austin's Charles Dimming's dominated as a corner with 35 career pass breakups, and the top athleticism score among corners while Buffalo's red Murdoch brings linebacker

violence with 91.2 grades against the run. These guys prove small school players can translate big time, especially for a Cowboys defense needing depth in the secondary and front seven. Their tape shows instincts, speed, and production that match power five stars, and teens are buzzing about their day two or three value without the height text, dig deeper, and southeastern Louisiana's Kayla Proctor tested like a top defensive tackle with a 4.7940 and 9 sacks last year. While North Dakota State's Cole Payton offers quarterback upside with over 2,700 passing yards, 700 rushing and elite, combined numbers, linebackers like Rhode Island's AJ, Lupina with 11 sacks in CAA defensive player of the year honors, add that motor teams crave late. Keep these names locked in as the draft nears, because snagging one could flip your roster without burning high picks, giving Dallas that edge in a loaded class.

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