With Tony Pollard gone to Tennessee, the Dallas Cowboys need a running back, and almost every mock draft suggests the team filling the void early in this month’s NFL draft—usually in the second round, where top backs Jonathon Brooks or Trey Benson can be found.
However, there will be players available beyond the top two or three backs in the draft, and it is worth noting that Pollard was drafted in the fourth round in 2019. According to a seven-round Cowboys mock draft from the website 24/7 Sports, the Cowboys will select Benson in the third round and Rasheen Ali of Marshall in the seventh.Here’s what 24/7 said on Ali, who did visit the Cowboys but may not be available for Dallas in the seventh round: Rasheen Ali, a rising star in this year’s draft process, was recently labelled by Senior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy as a potential Day 3 steal for whoever takes him.” In this mock, that team is the Cowboys, who are interested in him prior to the selection.
