NFL COWBOYS
Who is Mazi Smith? The Dallas Cowboys’ first round pick in the 2023 Draft
Of the seven selections that the Dallas Cowboys franchise has, the first was for a defensive player.
The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft started without many surprises. As expected from the Kansas City event, the franchises opted to select young quarterbacks in the first picks. Pick one, two, and four were in that demarcation.
However, not everything was a QB show. The Dallas Cowboys opted for something different; on pick number 26 of this first round of the Draft, they bet on the talent of Mazi Smith, a 21-year-old who works as a defensive tackle.
It should be noted that the Dallas Cowboys have eight selections in the Draft and have decided to strengthen the defense.
Who is Mazi Smith, the first pick of the Dallas Cowboys in the 2023 NFL Draft?
At the age of 21, Mazi Smith managed to become one of the biggest prospects in college football in the United States, shining with the Michigan Wolverines for three consecutive seasons (2021,2022 and 2023).
His good numbers this year (48 tackles in the season) led Mazi to be the pick number 26 of this Draft and join the Jerry Jones franchise, where he aspires to become the defensive wall he showed with the Wolverines during his stage. in college football.
One of the characteristics that Mazi Smith possesses is his ability in the tackles to cause loss of yards in rival offenses. This will surely benefit Mike McCarthy’s Dallas Cowboys, who already have important defensive players like Micah Parsons, Leighton Vander Esch, and DeMarcus Lawrence.