1 Prospect Cowboys showed combine interest for each day of draft

The Cowboys know they need more weapons on offense. The franchise tag landing on Tony Pollard is one, star receiver CeeDee Lamb is another, and most assumed a free agent signing, trade, or drafting of a WR would be another answer, but the combine might change things again.

Washington made a huge leap with his performance at the combine, and a player that looked like a Day 2 prospect now could go in Round 1. He fits what the Cowboys want to do because he is a blocking machine, and Dallas definitely wants to run the ball. Washington has been called an extra offensive lineman by scouts and will definitely make an impact in the running game.

If all he did was block, the Cowboys wouldn’t look at him in the first round, but Washington has the ability to be an enormous asset in the passing game as well. At 6-foot-7, 264 pounds he ran a 4.64 40-yard dash, with a 1.57 10-yard split. He ran an unbelievable 4.08 shuttle and turned heads with his performance in the gauntlet drill.

To get a tight end who can be an elite blocker in the run game, add a red-zone pass catching threat, and possibly set up to do things like Rob Gronkowski, this could be a better pairing with Lamb and Pollard than even a first-round receiver could be.