The Dallas Cowboys have the No. 24 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

A popular mock draft selection in that slot for the Cowboys over the last month has been Arkansas Razorbacks wide receiver Treylon Burks.

It makes sense — Dallas needs another wide receiver after trading Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns earlier this offseason.

Burks would appear to be a good choice thanks to his size (6-foot-3/225 lbs) and productivity in college (he set a Razorbacks record last season with six 100-yard receiving games).

The fact that Burks went to Arkansas will help win favor with Dallas owner Jerry Jones, too.

But while Burks would seemingly be a steal for the Cowboys at No. 24, there's a strong chance he's going to be a bust.

That's because Burks, despite his impressive production at Arkansas, isn't a very polished wide receiver, which means there are a lot of unknowns associated with him.

Pro Football Network Draft Analyst Tony Pauline recently explained the concerns he has about Burks and why the wide receiver could fall to the second round.

From PFN:

“When you watch his game, he’s very rough around the edges. Poor route runner, very undisciplined with his routes. Not very fast. Goes to the Combine and can’t break a 4.5, and doesn’t look sharp running routes. He’s a very unpolished receiver.

“And the fact is, we’ve seen it time and time again. These bigger-bodied receivers who went up for the contested throws every Saturday tend to fall in the draft. Because you have to be able to separate at the next level, separate through your route running and separate through your speed. Burks, right now, doesn’t have any of that.”

We've seen plenty of instances over the years of teams falling in love with wide receivers because of their physical attributes. And then we've watched those wide receivers fail to make an impact in the NFL (John Ross, Greg Childs, Stephen Hill, etc).

It sounds like that could be the case with Burks.

The Cowboys could absolutely use another wide receiver. But they don't need to reach for one, either.

Dallas would be better off either targeting a different wide receiver or going with another position in the first round.

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