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2019 NFL Draft: Early Round 1 mock for all 32 teams across the league

By Peter Panacy

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A Dallas Cowboys fan cheers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A Dallas Cowboys fan cheers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 24: Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes signals against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 24: Tight end Noah Fant #87 of the Iowa Hawkeyes signals against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

player. 123. . Tight End. Iowa. Noah Fant. 15

This would be such a Dallas Cowboys pick.

In all honesty, the Cowboys immediately need to find offensive weapons for quarterback Dak Prescott. After wide receiver Dez Bryant and tight end Jason Witten departed last offseason, Prescott is left with a less-than-adequate pass-catching crop.

So why not tap into the Iowa tight end base, which produced the 49ers’ George Kittle back in 2017? Kittle is emerging as a top option at the position, if you hadn’t noticed.

Tight end Noah Fant is looking like he can be on the same trajectory. Not only is he a bona fide weapon in the pass game, he’s also an exceptional blocker — the most complete tight end in this year’s class.

And just like that, Prescott’s life gets all the more easy entering 2019.