One of the Cowboys’ top 2021 draft picks is set to be in uniform for the first time Sunday night. Dallas activated second-round rookie Kelvin Joseph on Saturday.
Joseph had spent the first seven weeks on IR, having suffered a hamstring injury during the preseason. Chosen in Round 2 a year after the Cowboys took Trevon Diggs in the second round, Joseph represents a key long-term investment for the Cowboys’ secondary.
Although he became the 44th overall pick this year, Joseph played just 15 college games and is still 20 years old. The high-end prospect transferred from LSU to Kentucky, playing for the Tigers in 2018 and the Wildcats in 2020. He intercepted four passes with Kentucky last year and landed on the Day 2 draft radar.
The Cowboys have used Diggs and Anthony Brown as their starting corners this season. Pro Football Focus grades Brown 10th overall among corners, well above Diggs despite the latter’s NFL-leading seven interceptions. Adding Joseph to the mix stands to help the NFC East-leading squad.
Dallas also elevated defensive tackle Justin Hamilton from its practice squad but did not activate Michael Gallup from IR. Gallup has returned to practice, but the team’s talented No. 3 receiver will be sidelined for at least one more week. Gallup suffered a calf injury in Week 1.
Brown is ranked 10th overall in the league by PFF? Really?
Big Chungus
Higher than Diggs lmao. Just goes to show how inaccurate PFF’s rankings are
Is it that PFF is inaccurate or that people roll with the narrative that a dude sucks because they say so.
The dude sucks because we all see him sucking every week while Diggs wins football games with the plays he makes.
I didn’t even say he sucks. I just said he’s not better than Diggs.
It doesn’t matter whether the ranking is legit for Brown or not. The Cowboys are getting better and better as they get healthier. Much better depth than in past years.