Cowboys selected South Carolina DB Israel Mukuamu with the No. 227 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Mukuamu (6'4/212) continues Dallas’ run of prioritizing size and length on defense as his 34-inch arms helped facilitate his physical play style across from Jaycee Horn. As his build suggests, Mukuamu is a bully in all phases of the game whether it be at line of scrimmage, down the field, at the catch point, or in the run game — if it is a battle of muscle, Mukuamu is not losing. A tick slow keeping up down the field, Mukuamu still earned nine pass deflections and six interceptions in his final two years of play, and all with a groin issue hampering him for about half the 2020 season. A healthy Mukuamu could carve out a role along the lines of Brandon Browner.