It’s official. With the 128th overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft the Dallas Cowboys have selected Memphis running back Tony Pollard.
It’s hard not to get excited about a player with good size/speed and the type of per-touch production he put together at Memphis during his three-year stay. However, finding Pollard’s NFL fit could be easier said than done as he’s not a natural runner and is behind in ball skills and route-running as a receiver. He has enough talent to handle the packaged/gadget plays, but with kick-return value diminishing league-wide, he will need additional fundamentals training at one position to be more than a shiny toy that is rarely out of the box.