The 2018 Draft for the Cowboys – Five LB and where should they find them!

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Miloš Kalajdžić
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4Leighton Vander Esch – 6’3, 240 lbs, Boise State (Brugler: 38th, 2nd OLB)

Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch returns the ball after an interception in the closing minutes of an NCAA college football game against Fresno State for the Mountain West Conference championship in Boise, Idaho, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Boise State won 17-14. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

This guy is quickly and very firmly making his way up the draft boards with his 141 tackles this past season, 8.5 tackles for loss, and four sacks. His productivity peaked at Boise State where he won the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year honors. According to his stats, he has all the instincts needed to excel as a middle linebacker, and even Brugler has compared him to 2018 Hall of Fame inductee Brian Urlacher. Vander Esch is a great allrounder with the size, strength, athleticism, and reliable tackling that warrants Top-50 consideration.

Place where the Cowboys can get him – He’s a second-round player, but he definitely should go higher than where the Dallas can select him. If he’s staring at them by pick 50, Cowboys will get a worthy guy.

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