DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys pick up another defensive stalwart with their third pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, taking Oklahoma defensive tackle Neville Gallimore. A 6'2, 304 pound athletic defensive lineman, Gallimore ran a 4.79 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
This pick follows another defensive selection in the second round, where the Cowboys grabbed Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs. In the first round Dallas selected Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Gallimore is originally from Canada, and was a highly-touted prospect despite playing just north of Niagara Falls for his final two years of high school.
Gallimore was a third-team All-American in his senior year at Oklahoma, and was also named second team All-Big 12. A redshirt senior, Gallimore is already 23 years old. Gallimore recorded 30 tackles his senior year, 7.5 of which were tackles for loss, and he added four sacks as well.
Eight picks before the Cowboys selected, Zack Baun went off the board to the New Orleans Saints at 74. He was a potential target for the Cowboys, as the board began to lay out in front of them. But he was gone by the Cowboys choice. Five picks later, another edge rusher went off the board, as Florida defensive end Jabar Zuniga went to the New York Jets.
Another position the Cowboys might be looking to shore up is center, after the retirement of Travis Frederick this offseason. Four picks prior to Dallas' selection, Matt Hennessy from Temple went to the Atlanta Falcons.
