One of the bigger surprises for the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft was the fact that they landed LSU linebacker Jabril Cox in the fourth round. As a highly productive player in his lone season with the Tigers, Cox was projected by many to be a second-round pick and one of the better linebackers in his class. Cox was especially singled out as possibly the best coverage linebacker in the draft, theoretically boosting his stock as the league grows more and more pass happy by the year.
And yet, Cox was still there in the fourth round, and the Cowboys - who later admitted to debating between him and Nahshon Wright a round earlier - pulled the trigger.