X (formerly Twitter) reacts to all of the Cowboys’ action on Day 2 of the NFL draft
Trading down in the draft yesterday gave the Dallas Cowboys three picks for Day 2 of the NFL Draft, one in the second and two in the third. Follow along for all of the Twitter buzz surrounding all of the Cowboys action throughout the evening.
#CowboysDraft picks for Day 2:
Round 2 – 56th
Round 3 – 73rd
Round 3 – 87thKey positions to watch tonight – Linebacker, Center, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Defensive End
A lot of great athletes on the board tonight, I’m predicting a LB in the 2nd round, Payton Wilson (NC…
— Savannah Huemoeller (@sportssavvyy) April 26, 2024
Really excited for tonight. The Cowboys have three picks that could all have a big impact in 2024.
The draft is never a perfect science, but there’s always a chance. Let’s GO!!#CowboysDraft
— Kyle Youmans (@Kyle_Youmans) April 26, 2024
Let receivers go go go go go.
Perfectly good with this for the Cowboys right now.
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) April 26, 2024
After waves of WRs and DBs were taken off of the board, Cowboys fans started to watch as some of their favorite players and projected Cowboys were starting to get picked ahead of Dallas’ 56th-pick.
First LB taken in this draft w/ Edgerrin Cooper going to Green Bay.
Cowboys loved Cooper but thought it was unlikely they would make it to them at No. 56.
— David Moore (@DavidMooreDMN) April 27, 2024
That one hurts. The Panthers trade up and take one of their valued 30-visit guys in RB Jonathon Brooks.
Jerry Jones doesn’t get his guy.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) April 27, 2024
Given how the board has fallen, there’s no way to know which direction the #Cowboys will go at 56 — assuming they stay put there and don’t try to move back to gain another pick.
So strap in, folks.
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) April 27, 2024
Finally, the Cowboys are on the clock!
While most fans believed that the Cowboys would pick a LB, RB or trade back, the Cowboys decided to do something a bit more unexpected…
And with the 56th-overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys select DE Marshawn Kneeland!
With the 56th pick in the 2024 #NFLDraft , the Dallas Cowboys select:
Marshawn Kneeland – DE – Western Michigan#Cowboys go with a best player available approach by addressing a sneaky need on the defensive line. One plus with having an extra pick today, is having flexibility.
— Kyle Youmans (@Kyle_Youmans) April 27, 2024
All I know about Marshawn Kneeland is he’s @dpbrugler‘s guy. And that’s plenty good enough for me.
Sam Williams is the only EDGE depth on the roster, & Tank is in a contract year. It’s a pick that makes sense.
— David Helman (@davidhelman_) April 27, 2024
Interesting pick. Really surprised they went that route.#Cowboys select Pick 56, Defensive End Marshawn Kneeland
— Matt Owen (@ProfessorO_NFL) April 27, 2024
Not at all what I was expecting.
Micah gets a running mate. I’m always down for that.
— Outl✭w (@OutlawCowboyNFL) April 27, 2024
Kneeland was one of the best edge rushers left. Massive upside type player
— Zach Wolchuk (@ZachWolchuk) April 27, 2024
Learn more about the second-round draft pick from the Dallas Cowboys:
Marshawn Kneeland had a 99 percentile run stop % since 2022 via @PFF
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) April 27, 2024
It sure looks like Kneeland was ecstatic to hear he was going to be the newest member of the Dallas Cowboys.
On to Round 3!
The Cowboys are back on the clock in the third round with the 73rd-overall pick!
I think this is where the #Cowboys go interior OL. I said on today’s pod they, to me, absolutely can not go beyond 73rd-overall without grabbing a center.
So… will they?
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) April 27, 2024
And with the 73rd-pick the Dallas Cowboys select Cooper Beebe!
Cooper Beebe ✭
Lets goooooo!!!!!
— Shoes&Sports (@Shoesnsports_) April 27, 2024
BANNNNGGGGGG COOPER BEEBE LFG
— MartinTalkCowboys (@DAK_4_MVP) April 27, 2024
Cooper Beebe might be my favorite pick the Cowboys have made so far in this draft #DallasCowboys
— x- Just Josie (@JosieAve) April 27, 2024
Learn more about the newest member of the Cowboys’ offensive line:
Very simply, Copper Beebe was Big 12 Offensive lineman of the year two years in a row.
He allowed five sacks on 1,488 pass blocking snaps and in the last two seasons allowed only two sacks, 18 pressures and three penalties.
Insane production. Get ready for him to try for…
— Mike Poland (@kenfigkowboy) April 27, 2024
Cooper Beebe on @1053thefan described himself as nasty and said he has incorporated a lot of what he has seen from Zack Martin into his game.
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) April 27, 2024
Exchanged messages with a staffer at Kansas State on Cooper Beebe –
Me: “Cerebral enough to play center?”
Staffer: “Extremely and has played all 5.”
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) April 27, 2024
Watch Beebe’s reaction to the news surrounded by friends and family:
What else does the third round have in store for the Dallas Cowboys?
According to @dpbrugler‘s big board, the Cowboys have drafted:
– 27th best player (Guyton)
– 32nd best player (Kneeland)
– 38th best player (Beebe)Great haul so far
— David Howman (@_DH44_) April 27, 2024
This could be the last time the #Cowboys have a shot at getting the fourth-round pick they want, so makes we wonder if they’ll look to move No. 87 and go back a bit to get it.
Board favors it.
If not, get your linebacker, seeing as you wouldn’t have a fourth to do it then.
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) April 27, 2024
For the final time tonight, the Dallas Cowboys are on the clock! And with the 87th-pick, the Cowboys select Marist Liufau!
The Cowboys officially select Marist Liufau, the cousin of Rams WR Puka Nacua.
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) April 27, 2024
Cowboys select Liufau over Wilson. A decent SLB pick. Obviously the medicals on Wilson were too much of a concern.
Let’s go Liufau!! @SquadNation619
— Ben Larimore (@larimore_ben) April 27, 2024
I actually like Marist Liufau more than most. Would have preferred Wilson or Gray, but a quality player that can play MIKE.
— Connor Livesay (@ConnorNFLDraft) April 27, 2024
Marist Liufua is a GUY
Dallas is nailing this draft man.
This guy can run to the ball and is violent when he gets there.
He will learn from Kendricks day 1 and end up being this team’s Mike Linebacker.
— (Foots The King) (@FootsDaKing) April 27, 2024
Liufau is a smart & instinctive LB. Fills a need but now the Cowboys have a looooong wait to get a RB
— Zach Wolchuk (@ZachWolchuk) April 27, 2024
We’ll see how Cowboys LB Marist Liufau, a third-round pick, contributes on defense as a rookie. But he can be comfortably projected as a core special teamer from the jump. Trend of physicality on Day 2 for Dallas.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 27, 2024
Learn more about the new linebacker in Dallas:
New Cowboys LB Marist Liufau on playing special teams for coordinator John Fassel: “I know it will be my ticket on the field as a rookie. …That’s one of my first goals to excel on special teams …and earn the respect of the team and organization.”
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) April 27, 2024
That concluded all of the Dallas Cowboys action on Day 2 of the NFL draft. It may be a long wait tomorrow before we see the next pick. Will the Cowboys try to trade up to get a pick in the fourth? Tune in tomorrow to find out!
Unless Dallas is giving up a 3rd rounder from 2025, they have a ridiculously long wait before their next pick.
No fourth.
No comp fourth.
No fifth.
Comp fifth is next.Say goodbye to most of your faves.
— KD Drummond (@KDDrummondNFL) April 27, 2024
I hope the Cowboys get into the 4th round somehow
— Matthew J. Lenix (@StarConscience) April 27, 2024