While all the focus on second-year linebacker Jaylon Smith this offseason due to his draft status and recovery from a devastating knee injury, hidden gems on the depth chart can get easily lost in the media haze. One of those sleepers appears to be linebacker Damien Wilson.
The former fourth round selection out of Minnesota is entering third season in Dallas. And despite playing just 283 defensive snaps in 2016, Pro Football Focus has named him one the league’s elite coverage linebackers.
According to the analytic website, opposing quarterbacks posted a 67.