Cowboys draft 2021 Patrick Surtain II meets with Jerry Jones labels CeeDee Lamb his toughest cover

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As usual, the days leading into the NFL Draft are wrought with smoke and mirrors, but little of it is being manufactured by the . Owners of the No. 10 spot, they're not expected to make a blockbuster trade -- sources continue to tell CBS Sports -- even if owner Jerry Jones is infatuated with tight end Kyle Pitts and Duke Shelley Jersey sees "sugar plums" when imagining him with two-time Pro Bowl quarterback . Instead, the expectation is are still available when they go on the clock.Having and an excited Horn, the latter noting , it was now Surtain's turn to impre s the team's front office -- that included head coach Mike McCarthy and VP of Player Personnel Will McClay, along with the Joneses and defensive backs coach Al Harris."My technique and my IQ on the field are my strong points as an outside corner ," Surtain told the group. "I just think I'm fundamentally sound."And when the former Alabama star was asked who was the toughest player to cover in his football career, many likely thought he'd name Alec Ogletree Jersey Pitts, but it was instead a current Cowboys star who got the nod."I'd say CeeDee Lamb ," he noted. "I went against him. He was a good all-around receiver. Fast and has great hands, great ball skills -- all that." That is sure to go over well with a player he might soon call a teammate, and if that does come true, it will also reunite him with former second-round pick , who played alongside Surtain in Tuscaloosa en route to a national championship. Diggs is on record as looking forward to the opportunity to get the 'Bama band back together in Dallas (adding to the Crimson Tide wave that includes All-Pro wideout ), and has long spoken with Surtain Margus Hunt Jersey about the po sibility."We've just been talking about the next level, the next step, what to expect and things like that," Surtain recently told about talks with both Diggs and safety , another former teammate from Alabama. "We also talked about being teammates again -- hopefully -- Josh Woods Jersey and just reuniting to bring back what he did in the 'Bama days. We talked about those things a lot."As for the Cowboys, Surtain remains one of the top talents atop their board, a readymade fix for what ails them in the defensive secondary opposite Diggs. "Look forward to spending more time with you," McClay told the 2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Year.Surtain is hoping that's a hint at what's to come on April 29 in Cleveland.
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