3 Players The Cowboys Need To Avoid In The 2015 NFL Draft

The Dallas Cowboys returned to the top of the NFC East in 2014, but fell short of their Super Bowl aspirations after a gutting (and controversial) loss to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round. This team still has championship expectations, and they'll look to put themselves over the top with a stellar 2015 NFL Draft class. However, drafting the wrong players could very well send them spiraling in the opposite direction. Here's 3 Players The Cowboys Need To Avoid In The 2015 NFL Draft.

RB Todd Gurley, Georgia Bulldogs 

There's two reasons to pass on Gurley if you're Dallas -- injury and draft projection.  The Cowboys are going to need to retool their backfield after losing DeMarco Murray to the Philadelphia Eagles, but spending a first-round pick on any running back -- let alone one with the injury question marks that Gurley has -- is dangerous business. Either spend the first-round pick on Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon if there, or wait until the second- or third-round to find a gem in a pretty deep draft class for RBs.

DT Eddie Goldman, Florida State Seminoles

Goldman probably has the biggest upside of any lineman in the draft as he has the size, strength, and quickness to be disruptive in all phases of the game, but his inconsistency and lackluster work ethic mean that potential may never be realized. The last thing the Dallas Cowboys are looking for is another project on the defensive side of the ball, so the Cowboys should be looking elsewhere for their needs on the defensive line.

TE Maxx Williams, Minnesota Golden Gophers

We don't expect Dallas to look tight end in the first round (Williams is projected by most as a late first-rounder), but the Cowboys would be wise to steer clear of the Minnesota Golden Gophers standout even if the talented TE slips into second-round purgatory. His body's a bit soft, his route running/blocking is in need of work, and his attitude? "That Minnesota tight end came across as all about himself from what people in our room said (at the combine). They were a little turned off by him," one NFC scout told NFL.com. This might be an 'avoid at all costs' kind of deal.

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