That leaves Dallas with the ability to draft the top defensive player in this class. It seems like a great situation to be in, considering all of the help needed on that side of the ball. The problem is that the 2021 class doesn’t have an elite instant impact game-changer like Chase Young, Nick Bosa, Myles Garrett or Joey Bosa, edge rushers who have all gone in the top three the last five years.
In this scenario, the Cowboys might have to take the top cornerback. Brugler has them doing that, going with Virginia Tech’s Caleb Farley. He opted out of this year’s college football season because of COVID-19 concerns and to focus on preparing for the 2021 draft. Farley (6-2, 207) led the ACC with 16 passes defended last season to go along with four interceptions. Another option would be Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain, whom Brugler has going to the Los Angeles Chargers fifth overall. Cornerback is arguably the Cowboys’ biggest need. Farley or Surtain could immediately step in as starters next season opposite of Trevon Diggs. In three of Mike McCarthy’s last four drafts in Green Bay, the Packers selected defensive backs with their first two picks.