Before the emergence of defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence as the Dallas Cowboys‘ War Daddy pass rusher, the team invested a first-round selection trying to find one. And that player was Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton, who was selected 28th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Luckily for Charlton, Lawrence’s play would explode later that year, posting a whopping 14.5 sacks and elevating him as one of the league’s premier pass rushers. That production took the pressure off of Charlton, who had turned in a modest 3.0 sack performance during his rookie season.