{"id":869063,"date":"2026-04-18T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869063\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:09:22","slug":"cowboys-just-laid-a-perfect-smokescreen-right-before-nfl-draft-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869063\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys just laid a perfect smokescreen right before NFL Draft week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5s\">A lot of football fans maintain that fall is the superior season. Football is back, the weather is perfect, football is back. Did we say that twice? But nothing hits quite like Smokescreen Szn before the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5v\">The Dallas Cowboys are normally very good at keeping their plans close to the vest. Their interest in Alabama guard Tyler Booker didn\u2019t gain real traction until draft day last year. That\u2019s what makes the <a href=\"https:\/\/thelandryhat.com\/mel-kiper-mock-draft-has-jerry-jones-setting-dallas-cowboys-fans-up-to-erupt-sonny-styles-trade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sudden Sonny Styles smoke<\/a> so hard to buy. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5y\">Three of the most notable draft experts in the industry &#8212; Mel Kiper, Dane Brugler, and Todd McShay &#8212; all projected Dallas to trade up to No. 6 for Styles in their most recent mocks. It\u2019s certainly notable, but you can&#8217;t help but wonder if it&#8217;s a smokescreen. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">Speaking of the art of deception, the Cowboys were one of numerous teams in attendance at Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson&#8217;s personal workout on Friday,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/2045181190877974731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> per insider Jordan Schultz<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys attending Jordyn Tyson&#8217;s workout is A+ drafting strategy <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">It\u2019s probably just due diligence\u2026 but George Pickens is widely expected to play next season on the franchise tag. Dallas may want him to prove his All-Pro 2025 wasn\u2019t an anomaly. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Drafting Tyson would<a href=\"https:\/\/thelandryhat.com\/stephen-jones-george-pickens-revelation-is-so-fishy-not-even-dallas-cowboys-fans-believe-it\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> reset the money at the position<\/a>, which wouldn&#8217;t be the worst outcome since CeeDee Lamb already makes $34 million per year. If the Cowboys get wiped out at No. 12, Tyson could be the best player left on their board. They followed that logic when Lamb fell to them at pick 17 back in 2020. That worked out pretty well. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">It&#8217;s unlikely, but not impossible, which is all that matters to make the smokescreen worthwhile. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">Tyson doesn\u2019t have many holes in his game, but durability concerns have followed him throughout his college career, making him a difficult projection at the next level. He played just one full season and was unable to run at the NFL Combine or ASU&#8217;s Pro Day due to a hamstring injury that limited him to nine games this past year. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Some experts believe he could fall to the back half of Round 1, while others have him as the first receiver off the board. Even with pro days in the books, Tyson\u2019s private workout might be the most anticipated pre-draft workout since the Combine itself. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">The No. 11 overall player on <a href=\"https:\/\/fansided.com\/nfl\/2026-nfl-draft-big-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanSided&#8217;s Big Board<\/a>, Tyson is more versatile than both Carnell Tate (Ohio State) and Makai Lemon (USC), as he can play at all three receiver spots (X, Z, and Slot). If not for his injury history, he&#8217;d be a surefire top 10 selection. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">&#8220;Polarizing&#8221; is thrown out a lot during the draft process, but it absolutely applies to Tyson, even if it has nothing to do with his talent. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">The Cowboys throwing their hat in the proverbial ring will have teams guessing for that reason, andespecially now that Tyson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteThamel\/status\/2045218927316209824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">checked just about every box<\/a> at his workout. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">Textbook pre-draft shenanigans from Dallas. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow thelandryhat.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thelandryhat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lot of football fans maintain that fall is the superior season. 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