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Barring this suggested trade, and based on the earlier mocks of the first and second rounds, the Dallas Cowboys will likely pull the trigger on a running back on Friday night.
By then, however, the top players will likely be gone. There is one running back who made a name for himself in his senior season who might be there.
Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo is a versatile power back with a lot of upside.
When the Cowboys go on the clock with the 76th pick overall, assuming they haven’t made a trade to land Ashton Jeanty on Thursday night, Skattebo should be the pick here.
Here’s how the entire third round should play out in a couple of weeks:
Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss (6-2, 205 pounds)
Harris will give the Giants’ quarterback, whoever it turns out to be, a nice target to throw to along with Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton.
Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State (6-3, 195 pounds)
The Chiefs had trouble against larger receivers. Adding Porter will help shore up that weakness.
TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State (5-10, 202 pounds)
The Cowboys probably would take Henderson at 76 but the Browns will beat them to the punch and keep the former Buckeye in his home state.
Vernon Broughton, DT, Texas (6-5, 311 pounds)
The Raiders addressed this position in free agency but still need help there. Broughton will help anchor that line.
Ozzy Trapilo, OT, Boston College (6-8, 316 pounds)
They grow them big up there in New England, don’t they? Trapilo is going to be a monster run blocker and will help keep Drake Maye’s jersey clean.
Nohl Williams, CB, California (6-1, 199 pounds)
After upgrading their offensive line to help their quarterback, the Jaguars attend to a big defensive need with this pick.
Mason Taylor, TE, LSU (6-5, 251 pounds)
Kellen Moore loves him some tight ends. We’ll soon see which is the true Moore, the Cowboys OC that struggled or the Eagles OC that jumped on Saquon Barkley’s back and rode him to a championship.
Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa (6-1, 224 pounds)
The Bears give their new head coach a 1-2 running back punch like he had in Detroit, pairing Johnson with D’Andre Swift.
Cameron Williams, OT, Texas (6-6, 317 pounds)
The Jets are not in strong shape at right tackle. They will be after this pick.
C.J. West, DT, Indiana (6-1, 316 pounds)
The Panthers, as is the case with many other NFL teams, need help on the inside of the defensive line. West can jam up the running lanes and pressure the quarterback.
Chris Paul Jr., LB, Ole Miss (6-1, 222 pounds)
The loss of Dre Greenlaw in free agency created a hole in the 49ers’ defense....
