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NFL Draft 2020: Ranking the 5 biggest steals

By Dante Pryor

TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 27: Linebacker Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers in action during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 27, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. The #2 Ranked Clemson Tigers defeated the Florida State Seminoles 59 to 10. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 27: Linebacker Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers in action during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 27, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. The #2 Ranked Clemson Tigers defeated the Florida State Seminoles 59 to 10. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 25: Ceedee Lamb #WO33 of the Oklahoma Sooners speaks to the media at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2020, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Capture *** Ceedee Lamb
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 25: Ceedee Lamb #WO33 of the Oklahoma Sooners speaks to the media at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2020, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Capture *** Ceedee Lamb /

Pick Analysis. Oklahoma. CeeDee Lamb. player. Scouting Report. WR. 1. 123

There are times where you watch the NFL draft and you say to yourself, “Man they over-thought that pick.” The Cowboys drafting Cedarian “CeeDee” Lamb was not one of those times. Were they in desperate need of a receiver? No, they were not.

They just went and took the best player left on the board. Lamb arguably was the best receiver in this draft. He is a master of the contested catch and is dynamic with the football in his hands. Much like Jerry Jeudy going to the Broncos, the Cowboys bolster a potent receiving corps by taking Lamb.

What makes this such a steal for the Cowboys is they lost Randall Cobb this offseason and replace him with arguably the best receiver in the draft. The Cowboys already have Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup as their already-potent offense got even better.

The Cowboys improved their team simply by taking the best player on the board. They did need to address their defense and Trevon Diggs — another steal — was there for them in the second round and they addressed other holes on their team.

Just by not reaching or over-thinking, they got exponentially better. I don’t know what got into Jerry Jones, but this was one of the better drafts the Cowboys have had and it all started by stealing Lamb.

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