The Dallas Cowboys have been trying to improve their cornerback group for a while now.
Ever since they made the conscious decision not to hang on to Byron Jones and Chidobe Awuzie, they have been searching for replacements. They struck oil with the second-round pick of Trevon Diggs in 2020 and he’s solidified himself as one-half of the starting outside pair, but it’s been a little difficult to find that that other guy.
The team thought they could get it nailed down in the 2021 NFL Draft when it seemed very likely that they would end up with either Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II or South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn.