Cowboys-Titans NFL Draft trade idea lands Dallas 21-year-old national champion linebacker

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The NFL Draft begins on Thursday, meaning analysts will be up against the clock to make their final predictions for the prestigious offseason event.

NFL.com's Dan Parr is a firm believer that the Dallas Cowboys will complete a trade with the Tennessee Titans to land a national champion linebacker who’s been compared to Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher.

“The Cowboys defense cratered in the first year of the post- era, allowing the most points (30.1) and passing yards per game (251.5) in the NFL last season,” Parr wrote last Thursday.

“With two picks in the first round this year -- including one (No. 20 overall) that came from the Packers in the Parsons trade -- it’s time to be aggressive in rebuilding a once-proud unit.”

“I’d like to see Dallas trade all the way up to No. 4 -- the Titans are willing to move down, at least in this exercise -- to get in front of the division-rival Giants and land a new franchise cornerstone in uber-athletic linebacker Sonny Styles, who is drawing comparisons to Pro Football Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher.”

There’s a reason why the consensus is that Styles will be the first linebacker taken in the upcoming draft. The 21-year-old possesses the physicality, lateral quickness/acceleration, jaw-dropping explosiveness, polished tackling technique, reliable coverage skills, and natural instincts necessary to be deemed a generational prospect at the linebacker position.