We’ve now moved past the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl as the 2022 NFL draft slowly crawls closer. Next stop on the draft train is the combine, but until then let’s take a look at a two-round mock draft for the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys’ scouting department has gone with the best available prospect in the first round of each of the past two drafts (wide receiver CeeDee Lamb in 2020, linebacker Micah Parsons in 2021), avoiding reaches to improve positions of strength. They could do that again with Dean, who could replace free-agent-to-be Leighton Vander Esch.