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WATCH: Bijan Robinson reacts to mock draft that has him headed to Cowboys

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•01/27/23
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Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson is widely viewed as the top running back prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft. And recently, the Longhorn star has been linked to the biggest star in Texas, the Dallas Cowboys. During a recent interview, Robinson reacted to the idea of him becoming a cowboy and gave his thoughts on the draft.

“Yeah, man, that was blowing up in the media yesterday. Hey man, it’s wherever God has me and wherever God places me that’s where I’m going to be at and what I’m going to be a fan of,” said Robinson. But we won’t know until draft day where I’m at. And I just continue to keep enjoying this process and just having a good time. That’s cool just to see because I play here in Texas, and the relationship. But wherever I’m at, I’m excited to get it going.”

Robinson proved he is worthy of being taken in the first round in the 2023 NFL Draft. In his three years with the Longhorns, he would rush for 3,410 yards coupled with 33 rushing touchdowns. Robinson was also a weapon out of the backfield, with 60 catches for 805 yards and eight touchdowns.

Robinson to the Cowboys could be a perfect storm scenario. With Tony Pollard likely to miss some time next season after breaking his leg in the loss to the 49ers and Ezekiel Elliott on the decline, the former Longhorn star could be the next star in Dallas.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper makes case for Dallas to take Robinson in Round 1

Mel Kiper thinks Bijan Robinson won’t have to travel too far inside the State of Texas come April.

In his first 2023 NFL Mock Draft, the ESPN guru projected the Texas Longhorns running back to be selected No. 26 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

“You think about the Cowboys with [Tony] Pollard’s injury, and the UFA. Then you’ve got Zeke. To me, they’ve done it in the past,” started Kiper. “Emmitt Smith’s got three Super Bowl rings. Felix Jones was a one. Zeke was an early one. Now you’re at 26. This is the eighth best player on my board. Remember, I don’t rate players and grade players on philosophy. I wouldn’t take a running back in the first. But in a mock draft you think, ‘Okay, what could happen?’ Dallas, Buffalo, teams like that in the late first would love to have Bijan Robinson. That offensive line can blow you off the ball in Dallas. Buffalo needs to help out Josh Allen with an all-around running back like Bijan. But I think Dallas would be the perfect fit.

“We’ve seen running backs fall in the draft, and that could happen again with Bijan Robinson.”

Even with the possibility of bringing back the aforementioned duo of Pollard and Elliot, Kiper is thinking Robinson could be the running back of the future in Dallas. There would have to be some tough decisions, but it’s certainly plausible.