3 Cowboys Players Who Will Be Rookie of the Year Candidates in 2020
By Nick Porr
The Dallas Cowboys had a stellar NFL Draft. It felt like the perfect players fell right into their lap at every pick, and Jerry Jones and Co. snatched them all up.
The Cowboys still have some questions to answer before the 2020 season starts, but their youth has given them plenty of direction. These three Cowboys rookies will be towards the top of the pack in Rookie of the Year conversation this season.
3. CB Reggie Robinson II
No. 123 overall pick Reggie Robinson II absolutely dominated the AAC. He led the conference in defended passes last season, and is one of the most explosive players at his position. He finished with a 132 inch broad jump and 7.09 second three-cone time, both fourth amongst cornerbacks at the 2020 Combine. If his talent can translate from the weak AAC to the NFL like his combine results suggest it might, Robinson II could explode this season.
2. CB Trevon Diggs
It was a miracle that Trevon Diggs fell to the Cowboys as the No. 51 overall pick in the 2020 Draft. Diggs is as long and athletic as they come, and also has skills as a punt returner (9.2 yards per punt return at Alabama). With Byron Jones leaving Dallas for Miami, the Cowboys had a massive hole to fill in their secondary. Diggs has potential to fill that void, and then some.
1. WR CeeDee Lamb
If Dak Prescott returns to the Cowboys in 2020, he'll have yet another top tier target. CeeDee Lamb was taken with the No. 17 pick overall in the NFL Draft. The Oklahoma product led all receivers in the Draft with 15.1 yards per target. Lamb is one of the most magical receivers with the ball after the catch, dropping defenders left and right. If he can carry that skill over to the NFL, he will be a ROY favorite.