Did sitting out a year take USC DT Jay Tufele off Cowboys’ draft radar?

Jay Tufele opted out of the 2020 college football season but is still one of the better players in the defensive line class this year.

With the draft approaching at accelerating speed, the Dallas Cowboys have yet to make a big splash on the free-agent market outside of LB/S Keanu Neal. This means the team will head into the draft with holes to fill. One of these holes is along the defensive line with an emphasis on the interior. With Neville Gallimore and Trysten Hill locked in as leaders in the rotation, adding more pieces to fill different roles should be at the front of the team’s mind.

USC’s Jay Tufele was one of the earliest players to opt-out of the 2020 college football season and seems to be one of the forgotten players in this class. Let’s go into why Tufele is still a solid player but may not be the best fit for the Cowboys at this point.