As the NFL Draft inches closer and closer, more and more mock drafts will be done. These exercises can be useful for fans to get to know players who experts think their teams might be targeting.

Recently, A to Z Sports' own James Foster released his latest mock draft and it was particularly intriguing as he had the Cowboys going a route that not many people have predicted so far.

In round one, Foster had the Cowboys select Missouri cornerback, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Foster went with Rakestraw due to "seeing age regression in Stephon Gilmore."

Foster had this to say about Rakestraw himself: 

"He's got long arms, really good short area quickness. He is extremely composed in press coverage at the line of scrimmage, and he's one of the most aggressive and productive corners in this draft defending the run."

This selection is interesting namely, because we don't see cornerback as a typical mock draft selection for the Cowboys, especially in round one. 

Trevon Diggs went down with an injury early in the season. Luckily, they traded for Stephon Gilmore earlier in the year and he stepped into the CB1 role. Then of course there was the emergence of DaRon Bland.

Assuming Diggs comes back healthy, you still have Bland, but Gilmore himself is set to hit free agency. Should the Cowboys choose not to bring him back this creates a hole that needs to be filled. 

Bland was primarily a nickel corner up until Diggs went down. With his absence, Bland was moved to the outside and had a record-breaking year. 

That poses the Cowboys with a difficult question.
Do you move Bland back inside to nickel and look for outside help? Or do you leave him on the outside and look for a nickel?

To me, it's an obvious answer: You don't move a player away from a spot he excelled. You keep him there. 

This would mean, if you were to let Stephon Gilmore walk, at most you would need to look at adding a nickel.

Rakestraw is primarily an outside corner. Thus I'm not sold on the fit for him in Dallas. 

I would expect the Cowboys to go offensive line, as many are already projecting, but we will know more about the players they are targeting when the combine ends and the official 30 visits begin getting announced. 

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