102 players have had their dreams come true so far, but that’s not anywhere close to half. Football players dream of hearing their names called over NFL draft weekend and obviously would prefer it to happen after dark. But Saturday morning is when quality front offices shine.
A club’s ability to find quality talent after the top 100 go off the board is what reputations are made of. Finding the diamond in the rough requires quality area scouts and then a front office capable of knowing when the right to to pull the trigger is. For Dallas, selecting prospects they formally met with is a tale as old as time. Of those who were national 30 visitors or local prospects, 31 remain.