Romello Height: Cowboys' Third-Round Steal

0:00On April 3rd, the Dallas Cowboys' pass rush used to dominate, but now they are scrambling for edge help after trading for Roshan Gary. They still need a quick third down-guide to bend the corner and disrupt quarterbacks. Enter Romello Height, a 6-foot-3, 239-pound defensive end from Texas Tech, with a 4.640 time. This dude is the speed merchant, their new staff craze for chaos up front. Height's college path was a wild ride, bouncing from Auburn for two years of basics to USC, where a shoulder injury stalled him, then Georgia Tech 4. A solid year, and finally Texas Tech, to cap his 6-year-stand. When healthy, he torments tackles and flashes big time upside. Fans and scouts love his coverage skills for a rusher, mirroring backs or tight ends with smooth hips, plus that endless motor chasing plays from the... Backside. For the Cowboys, he is perfect in Christian Parker's scheme, mixing speed rushes with drops to keep offenses guessing.

1:01His lighter frame struggles against power runs, where linemen can push him around, and he sometimes misses tackles with an upright style. Coaches will work on his leverage and bulk to round him out. Height projects as a third-round steal, maybe right around the Cowboys' pick, 92-spot. Grabbing him as that versatile spark to the depth chart, keeping pressure dialed up on passing downs without breaking the bank.