Tyler Guyton to Cowboys as 1st-Round Pick

Guyton heads to Dallas having hung out at TCU earlier than transferring to Oklahoma, a Texas native who will return to his dwelling state in 2024. In all, he is performed in 29 video games in his collegiate profession, so there’s loads of expertise in his recreation, and he has the flexibleness to play both proper or left deal with — the latter being what the Cowboys are searching for in him.

Incomes an honorable All-Huge 12 point out in 2023, the 6-foot-8, 322 lb. lineman allowed zero sacks in 355 snaps as a go blocker final season, and that is nothing to sneeze at when contemplating the void created by the lack of future Corridor of Fame left deal with Tyron Smith on Dak Prescott’s blindside.

The yr prior, Guyton allowed solely two sacks on 400 snaps as a go blocker, as an instance the purpose additional relating to his means to guard his quarterback.

His body is phenomenal certainly, as is his means to maneuver his mass and that makes him one of many extra/most athletic offensive linemen in his class. So far as run blocking is anxious, Guyton can pull and push with one of the best of them, opening run lanes which can be spectacular most of the time.

He might want to good his hand placement and persistently hold his pad degree low to actually develop into a power on the NFL degree, notably keying in on the latter, seeing as his top can be utilized towards him in conditions whereby his pads increase.

Now within the palms of Mike McCarthy, Guyton can be requested to step in instantly and influence video games, and theoretically permits for the opposite Tyler (Smith) to stay at left guard.