{"id":813798,"date":"2026-03-15T13:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/813798\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:59:31","slug":"dallas-cowboys-news-free-agent-calais-campbell-could-fill-recent-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/813798\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys news: Free agent Calais Campbell could fill recent need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">The Dallas Cowboys are <a href=\"https:\/\/thelandryhat.com\/rams-expert-gives-dallas-cowboys-fans-exciting-reason-believe-in-cobie-durant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the cornerback market<\/a>, and the expectation is that it will be high on their list of needs in the NFL Draft. Mansoor Delane has become a frequent target for mock drafters at No. 12, but what if he\u2019s not available or if the Cowboys decide to go elsewhere with their first pick? Are there any other cornerbacks worth <a href=\"https:\/\/thelandryhat.com\/dallas-cowboys-set-30-visit-with-stud-prospect-position-least-expect-omar-cooper-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">considering in Round 1<\/a>? One player who has gained a lot of steam in the pre-draft process is Colton Hood, the \u201cother\u201d Tennessee cornerback in this class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Hood was the No. 1 cornerback this year for the Volunteers with Jermod McCoy out for the season due to an ACL tear. He had a monster season and is now firmly in the discussion to be a first-round pick. But how might he fit the Dallas Cowboys? Here is our scouting report on the former SEC star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Colton Hood Jr. 2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Height: 5115<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Weight: 193 pounds<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">40 Yard Dash Time: 4.44<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Recruiting: 4-star recruit, <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/colton-hood-46127956\/high-school-272827\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">No. 374 ranked prospect nationally<\/a>, No. 37 ranked cornerback<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">College Production: 29 games, 77 total tackles, 14 pass deflections, 5.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Positives:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Very physical at the line of scrimmage. Most receivers don\u2019t handle his punch well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Willing tackler. Isn\u2019t afraid to take on much bigger plays in the run game. Really improved as a tackler from 2024 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Has enough long speed to match explosive receivers on the outside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Does a good job of battling on contested catches and will dig at the football, when needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Very patient at the line of scrimmage. Doesn\u2019t get thrown off by jab steps or fake releases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Hood has average size and length, but he is an explosive athlete who excels in press coverage. He has violent hands and can stun receivers on the line of scrimmage with his jab. His improvement as a tackler in 2025 was key to rounding out his game, and there is a lot of hope that he can be even better at the next level. There aren\u2019t many cornerbacks with his physical style left, and teams searching for a man-to-man, bump-and-run cover will covet him early in the draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys are in the cornerback market, and the expectation is that it will be high on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[436,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-813798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-dallas-cowboys-news","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116233559489853067","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}