Once upon a time this draft season, there were suggestions the Cowboys would look strongly at drafting a linebacker, with Oklahoma’s Kenneth Murray being a potential first-round target. Not only did the Cowboys not draft a linebacker at all, but they took Murray’s star-studded teammates CeeDee Lamb and Neville Gallimore instead.
But that didn’t change the fact that the linebacker corps needed some depth. Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch are going to be the two primary players, with Sean Lee likely playing a lot as the third linebacker in base formations.