The Dallas Cowboys did not have a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft last month, and they did not find themselves on the clock until the 58th overall selection in the second round.
The Cowboys elected to beef up their defense with the pick, selecting University of Central Florida defensive lineman Trysten Hill.
Dallas secondary coach Kris Richard is thrilled to have Hill on board:
“This game is won up front. It’s a big man’s game,” Richard said, according to Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk. “When you’re able to get a player like the one that we got with Trysten, he’s got like generational-type athleticism, just freakish ability in regards to his athleticism. It’s hard to pass on a guy of that nature.”
Hill is coming off a junior campaign in which he totaled 36 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.
While the Cowboys also needed some help in their defensive backfield, Richard said it's more important to solidify the defensive front than it is to work on the secondary:
“We’ve got guys that can play, and that’s first and foremost,” Richard said. “We’ve got guys who can play everywhere. It’s hard to pass big for little. Very difficult. You’d much prefer to have the bigger man than the smaller man because it’s a big man’s game. Needless to say, we’ve got guys in the secondary who can play.”
Dallas won 10 games and captured the NFC East division title this past season. The Cowboys then went on to defeat the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs before falling to the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round.
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