How Ahmad Dixon Fits with the Dallas Cowboys

May 11, 2014   ·   Alex Hall   ·   Jump to comments

The Dallas Cowboys addressed the safety position in the 2014 NFL draft, just not when most expected them to. Using one of their five seventh-round selections, the 'Boys took Baylor product Ahmad Dixon.
In recent years, Dallas has been noticeably on the lookout to improve the safety position. The team drafted J.J. Wilcox in the third round last year and Matt Johnson in the fourth back in 2012. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, neither have blossomed into the next Darren Woodson just yet.
Johnson has never played in a regular-season game due to two seasons with season-ending injuries. In fact, he's only played in two preseason games over that span. Wilcox showed potential at times last year but ultimately lost his starting job to undrafted free agent Jeff Heath.
Dixon might not be the answer as far as becoming Dallas' next All-Pro safety, but he does provide those aforementioned players with some nice competition. The starting gig opposite Barry Church is arguably the most wi...

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