NFL Draft 2011: Dallas Cowboys Potential Pick Texas DE/OLB Sam Acho

March 21, 2011   ·   Jonathan Bales   ·   Jump to comments

In my initial 2011 Big Board, I rated the defensive ends as follows:
1. Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, UNC 2. Justin Houston, DE, Georgia 3. DaQuan Bowers, DE, Clemson 4. Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa 5. Brooks Reed, DE/OLB, Arizona 6. Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri 7. Sam Acho, DE/OLB, Texas 8. Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pitt 9. Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue Bowers, Clayborn and Kerrigan would be poor fits for a 3-4 system.  The others would all transition to outside linebacker.  It’s worth noting that defensive coordinator Rob Ryan thinks highly of the Cowboys’ current outside linebackers, as he should—I graded Ware, Spencer and Butler as the team’s first, ninth and third-most efficient players in 2010, respectively.
To me, Quinn and Houston are a cut above the rest.  I know I’m much higher on Houston than just about anyone, but he appears to be a much safer pick than second-tier players such as Bowers and Clayborn, both of whom have concerns about...

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