Cowboys hosting first-round wide receiver prospect

The Dallas Cowboys are hosting potential first-round pick Treylon Burks on Monday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound, wide receiver out of Arkansas will reportedly travel 10,109 miles in the next two weeks while visiting teams ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft. Later this week, Burks will be in Tampa Bay with the Buccaneers.

The three-year Razorbacks starter is the sixth wide receiver off of the board in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft. Kiper has the Green Bay Packers taking Burks with the No. 28 overall pick. However, if the Dallas Cowboys like him enough, they could draft him with their No. 24 pick.

If Burks slips past the Cowboys, the Bucs could grab him at No. 27. They’re just two organizations looking to beef up their wide receivers room after the 2021 season. Dallas lost second-leading receiver Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns, meanwhile, Tampa returns NFL legend Tom Brady for at least one more year.

Treylon Burks to ‘mimic’ game after Deebo Samuel

Talking to the media at the NFL combine, Burks said he is trying to “mimic” his game after San Francisco 49ers do-it-all player, Deebo Samuel. Late in the season, Samuel was deployed everywhere in the Kyle Shanahan offense, helping the 49ers make a deep run in the playoffs.

Burks went on to discuss what he thinks his strengths are heading into the draft. He mentioned his versatility and the ability to lineup anywhere on the offense in a similar fashion to Samuel.

“Just my physicality,” Burks said. “Just the way I am able to be used at multiple positions. I can play outside receiver, inside receiver, running back — doesn’t matter. That just sets me apart from everybody else.”

In his final season with Arkansas, the former four-star recruit posted 1,104 receiving yards on 66 catches with 11 receiving touchdowns. He also added 112 rushing yards and another score.

At the combine, he clocked a 4.5-second 40-yard dash, which ended up knocking him down a few slots on several mock draft boards.