The Dallas Cowboys went from being said to have the best linebacker tandem in the NFL in 2018, to it being possibly the most unresolved position on the entire team. Dallas has multiple free agents at the position, and the long term future of both Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch are in question. Smith could be a post-June 1 cut to save over $6 million on the cap and a decision on Leighton getting his fifth-year option picked up is still up in the air. Even if both return, the team needs an infusion of good young LB talent and there’s no better place to find that then the 2021 NFL Draft. The question for the Cowboys is who should the team target?
This will be a recurring series to debate which of two prospects is the best fit for the Cowboys. This edition will be between two Ohio State LBs, Baron Browning and Pete Werner and will feature Dan Ruppert of Buckeyes Wire.
Browning stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 240 pounds. In the Buckeyes shortened seven-game season he had 29 tackles including three for loss and one sack and had two pass deflections and two forced fumbles. Werner also stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 242 pounds. In eight games he had 54 tackles including two for loss and one sack with one pass deflection and two forced fumbles of his own.