There are a number of strategic plans that can be devised and executed in the NFL Draft. A year ago, the Rams had the idea to pair Florida State defensive linemen Jared Verse and Braden Fiske to compensate for the singular loss felt from Aaron Donald's retirement.

In his first mock draft of the year, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has the Cowboys taking a dynamic playmaker with their first-round pick, just not the one most people are expecting.

The way the Dallas Cowboys 2024 played out this year caused many of us to start the draft process earlier than we normally would. While we are still several months away from the 2025 NFL Draft in April,