Dallas Cowboys 2026 Draft Picks & UDFA Thread
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Theres some other stories on this too, going to try and find them.
Has enormous amount of physical ability and is a potential major weapon in the passing game. If he has "grown up" and ditched his previous lifestyle (which is why he wasn't drafted) he could be a steal.
Has enormous amount of physical ability and is a potential major weapon in the passing game. If he has "grown up" and ditched his previous lifestyle (which is why he wasn't drafted) he could be a steal.
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Is Downs overrated? Sadly, yes. He's definitely smallish for the position, and he had a paltry number of INTs and forced fumbles at Bama and OSU. When we drafted him, the first thing Saban said was that he was a great person, not a great player. Very revealing. Then there's the inconvenient fact that the so-called "best defensive player in the draft" fell all the way to 11. The Jones boys done been hoodwinked again. 
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Is Downs overrated? Sadly, yes. He's definitely smallish for the position, and he had a paltry number of INTs and forced fumbles at Bama and OSU. When we drafted him, the first thing Saban said was that he was a great person, not a great player. Very revealing. Then there's the inconvenient fact that the so-called "best defensive player in the draft" fell all the way to 11. The Jones boys done been hoodwinked again.
Bro....!!! Dbair's gonna slap you down and respond with a red lettered post for emphasis. Infraction incoming and you earned it......hater.
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I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the tremendous consensus is this guy is a spectacular football player on the field.Is Downs overrated? Sadly, yes. He's definitely smallish for the position, and he had a paltry number of INTs and forced fumbles at Bama and OSU. When we drafted him, the first thing Saban said was that he was a great person, not a great player. Very revealing. Then there's the inconvenient fact that the so-called "best defensive player in the draft" fell all the way to 11. The Jones boys done been hoodwinked again.
I don't know how one can argue he wasn't a great player with all the hardware he has either. He's a two time unanimous All American, he was the 2025 Thorpe award winner, the was the 2023 Freshmen of the year. The guy was used all over the defense for 3 different defensive coordinators.
As for Saban's comments, you cherry picked one quote and tried to turn it into a negative. Here's a sampling of what Saban said, in more detail:
Key Quotes from Saban (During 2026 NFL Draft Coverage on ESPN)
- “This is as fine a young man as you’re ever going to find to be a part of your team. He’s a great competitor. He’s got great character. He’s so instinctive as a player. He can play downhill, he can play in the box, he can play the deep field, he can play man to man. This guy is a tremendous, tremendous person and competitor.”
si.com - “And I tell you what, there’s only a few guys that I love more than this guy as a player on our football team. And he did a great job and improved even more at Ohio State.”
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- On playmaking impact (on The Pat McAfee Show before the draft): “Caleb Downs made more plays in college than anybody in the draft. If he makes that many plays in the NFL… I mean what is the capability gap? How much better can he get?” He added that Downs is “so instinctive… got really good ability… a phenomenal person and he is a football junkie.”
sports.yahoo.com - As a freshman at Alabama: “When he played for us as a freshman, he would have been the first safety taken in the draft.”
tdalabamamag.com - On instincts and competitiveness: Saban has called Downs one of the most instinctive players he’s ever coached, with “top-tier all-time” competitive IQ and the ability to react fast (e.g., coming downhill from deep).
facebook.com - Overall character: “This guy is one of the most complete people I’ve ever had the opportunity to coach. He’s a great person. He’s a great student…” (from earlier College GameDay comments).
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It may take me days to create the formal discipline action for all the violations he just committed.
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We barely beat the clock on the Downs trade-up and pick.
I wonder how many teams are going to complain about the retard commish changing from 10 mins to 8 this year. Many people who cover the draft thought it would be a potential issue when he announced it.
I wonder how many teams are going to complain about the retard commish changing from 10 mins to 8 this year. Many people who cover the draft thought it would be a potential issue when he announced it.