In the fifth round, there are very few players selected who will make an immediate impact on the team that picks them. In fact, there are going to be more players who won’t play a meaningful down of pro football than those who turn into starters. But for a player like Michael Jackson, on a team stocked up on cornerback talent like the Dallas Cowboys, he could find himself somewhere in between.
The Cowboys had no shortage of young, talented CBs when they selected Jackson 158th overall. Byron Jones is coming off a Pro Bowl season in 2018 and third year player Chidobe Awuzie is a solid starter across from Jones.