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The second edition of the mock draft series here on Blogging The Boys. The first edition had a breakdown on every selection but since we cover the Cowboys it will strictly be the analysis of pick 27.
Update: Read our NFL Draft 2015 positional rankings.
Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
Leonard Williams, DT, Southern California
Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson
Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
Dante Fowler, DE, Florida
Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa
10. St Louis Rams
DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
La'el Collins, OT, Louisiana State
12. Cleveland Browns
Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
14. Miami Dolphins
Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
15. San Franciso 49ers
Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
16. Houston Texans
Landon Collins, SS, Alabama
Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
19. Cleveland Browns (From Buffalo Bills)
Bernardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
Alvin Dupree, OLB, Kentucky
Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington
Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
23. Detroit Lions
Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami (Fla)
Eli Harold, LB, Virginia
DJ Humphries, OT, Florida
26. Baltimore Ravens
Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
27. Dallas Cowboys
Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA
28. Denver Broncos
Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
Denzel Perryman, LB, Miami
Devin Funchess, TE, Michigan
31. Seattle Seahawks
Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M
32. New England Patriots
Dorial Green-Beckam, WR, Oklahoma
The Cowboys take a linebacker here at 27. The Cowboys have a lot of moving parts at linebacker. Rolando McClain, Bruce Carter and Justin Durant are all free agents. There are questions surrounding Rolando McClain, he had trouble staying on the field, he supposedly got a fine for substance abuse, the next time will be a suspension, and everyone is hoping he doesn't have a problem from the arson fire at his house in Alabama. Sean Lee will be back, but his injury history coupled with McClain's problems staying healthy lead the Cowboys to reinforce the linebacker corps with a very good player.
Kendricks comes from a NFL bloodline with his older brother Mychal playing for long-time rival Philadelphia. That aspect could bring yet another storyline to their bi-annual games. Kendricks is very instinctive and is very quick in making the decision to get from point A to point B. Very little wasted steps. He does well in coverage but at times can be too aggressive.
Kendricks is #29 on CBS Sports big board, #29 on SI big board, #44 on NFL.com.