Cowboys find Tony Pollard's running mate in Round 1 of latest NFL.com mock draft
What will The Dallas Cowboys do in the first round of the NFL draft? A popular route has been running back, more specifically, Bijan Robinson out of Texas. Well, NFL.com had the Cowboys going with the same position in the first round on Tuesday, but with a new face. Good Morning Football host Peter Schrager […]
What will The Dallas Cowboys do in the first round of the NFL draft?
A popular route has been running back, more specifically, Bijan Robinson out of Texas. Well, NFL.com had the Cowboys going with the same position in the first round on Tuesday, but with a new face.
Good Morning Football host Peter Schrager has Dallas taking Jahmyr Gibbs out of Alabama at pick 26.
The Cowboys have an incredibly strong track record when it comes to recent first-round picks: WR CeeDee Lamb and LB Micah Parsons have both made the past two Pro Bowls, while OL Tyler Smith showed plenty of promise in Year 1. After the release of former No. 4 overall pick Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas has room for another back. With Bijan Robinson off the board, Jerry Jones and Co. scoop up the explosive Gibbs.
The A To Z Sports Film Room Staff did a breakdown of Gibbs a few weeks ago:
Gibbs finished his career at Alabama, after playing his first 2 seasons at Georgia Tech. Gibbs has elite acceleration and short-area quickness, making him a home-run threat every time he touches the ball. He is very hard to bring down, and despite not being a physical back, he breaks tons of tackles. Gibbs is also incredible out of the backfield. He only had 2 dropped passes in his entire career and averaged over 10 yards per catch. Adding him to your offense raises the floor of the passing game because your check-down option is now a viable threat that needs to be accounted for. His play style mimics guys like McCaffrey and Kamara, two of the most productive backs in the NFL, when healthy.
In seven games with the Yellow Jackets in 2020, Gibbs ran for 460 yards and four touchdowns, and then 746 yards and four scores a year later and received first-team All-ACC honors. Gibbs averaged 5.2 yards per rush in both years and added 768 receiving yards as well.
In 2022, Gibbs decided that he wanted to play against better competition and transferred to Alabama. He had a string of three consecutive 100-yard games which included a 206-yard performance against Arkansas followed by 154 yards versus Texas A&M, both Alabama victories.
Gibbs would garner a second-team All-SEC nod after 926 yards and seven rushing touchdowns and another 444 yards and three touchdowns receiving.
At the NFL Combine, Gibbs ran a blazing 4.36 in the 40-yard dash at 5'9" and 199 pounds and also recorded a 33.5-inch vertical jump.
Gibbs' ability to make one cut and explode and be a weapon out of the backfield makes him such an intriguing prospect. If not in the first round, the Cowboys may have a chance to snag Gibbs with the 58th pick in the second.
