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Mike Mayock: Kentucky DE Bud Dupree would make sense for the Cowboys
Jon Machota Email jmachota@dallasnews.com
Published: February 16, 2015 2:41 pm
With the Cowboys badly needing help rushing the passer, selecting a defensive end with their first-round pick seems like a realistic possibility.
Well, if they go in that direction, who would be a quality compliment to their 2014 second-round pick, DeMarcus Lawrence?
NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock says Kentucky defensive end/outside linebacker Bud Dupree could be that guy.
“At the end of the first round, I think Dante Fowler, Randy Gregory and Shane Ray will all be gone,” Mayock said during a Monday conference call. “There’s potential of Vic Beasley from Clemson and Bud Dupree from Kentucky to be there. Dupree is very interesting because he’s 30-plus pounds bigger than Beasley. He has the ability to set a more physical edge than Beasley and is a nice pass-rush compliment. Bud Dupree would make some sense there, I believe.”
The problem is most mock drafts are projecting Dupree to be gone by the time the Cowboys are on the clock at No. 27. Could they trade up in the first round? Sure. But it would be very costly. Remember, Dallas had to send its second and third-round picks to Washington just to move up 13 spots to land Lawrence early in the second round.
Mayock ranks Dupree as his fifth-best edge rusher in this class. The four players ahead of him are Fowler from Florida, Nebraska’s Gregory, Ray from Missouri and Beasley.
Finding a quality edge rusher in the draft is difficult. As Mayock pointed out, they have to have the toughness and size to set the edge and rush the quarterback against offensive linemen that are more skilled and stronger than what they faced in college.
“If you look at the edge guys, going back to 2011, 2011 was a great year,” Mayock said. “Aldon Smith, J.J. Watt, Robert Quinn, Justin Houston, Von Miller. [In] 2012, not so much. Maybe Chandler Jones, maybe Quinton Coples, that’s it.
“[In] 2013, Ziggy Ansah and look at the other first-round picks: Dion Jordan, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Jarvis Jones. That’s maybe one for five in 2013.
“Last year, look, [Khalil] Mack had a heck of a year, the [fifth-round] pick, [Aaron] Lynch had a good year, but the jury is out on [Jadeveon] Clowney, Dee Ford, Marcus Smith and DeMarcus Lawrence. So it’s a hard evaluation.”
Jon Machota Email jmachota@dallasnews.com
Published: February 16, 2015 2:41 pm
With the Cowboys badly needing help rushing the passer, selecting a defensive end with their first-round pick seems like a realistic possibility.
Well, if they go in that direction, who would be a quality compliment to their 2014 second-round pick, DeMarcus Lawrence?
NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock says Kentucky defensive end/outside linebacker Bud Dupree could be that guy.
“At the end of the first round, I think Dante Fowler, Randy Gregory and Shane Ray will all be gone,” Mayock said during a Monday conference call. “There’s potential of Vic Beasley from Clemson and Bud Dupree from Kentucky to be there. Dupree is very interesting because he’s 30-plus pounds bigger than Beasley. He has the ability to set a more physical edge than Beasley and is a nice pass-rush compliment. Bud Dupree would make some sense there, I believe.”
The problem is most mock drafts are projecting Dupree to be gone by the time the Cowboys are on the clock at No. 27. Could they trade up in the first round? Sure. But it would be very costly. Remember, Dallas had to send its second and third-round picks to Washington just to move up 13 spots to land Lawrence early in the second round.
Mayock ranks Dupree as his fifth-best edge rusher in this class. The four players ahead of him are Fowler from Florida, Nebraska’s Gregory, Ray from Missouri and Beasley.
Finding a quality edge rusher in the draft is difficult. As Mayock pointed out, they have to have the toughness and size to set the edge and rush the quarterback against offensive linemen that are more skilled and stronger than what they faced in college.
“If you look at the edge guys, going back to 2011, 2011 was a great year,” Mayock said. “Aldon Smith, J.J. Watt, Robert Quinn, Justin Houston, Von Miller. [In] 2012, not so much. Maybe Chandler Jones, maybe Quinton Coples, that’s it.
“[In] 2013, Ziggy Ansah and look at the other first-round picks: Dion Jordan, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Jarvis Jones. That’s maybe one for five in 2013.
“Last year, look, [Khalil] Mack had a heck of a year, the [fifth-round] pick, [Aaron] Lynch had a good year, but the jury is out on [Jadeveon] Clowney, Dee Ford, Marcus Smith and DeMarcus Lawrence. So it’s a hard evaluation.”
