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Cowboys' Taco Charlton 'wasn't good enough'

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 05: Defensive lineman Taco Charlton of Michigan participates in a drill during day five of the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 5, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

  • ‘Wasn’t good enough’ were the words Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli used to describe rookie Taco Charlton’s performance in Thursday night’s Hall of Fame game according to Around the NFL writer Kevin Patra.
  • PFF had Charlton with an overall grade for the game of 74.7, highlighting that he did an ‘excellent job of using his length to set the edge and control blockers against the run’. However, Charlton was unable to generate any pressures on the Cardinals quarterbacks from seven pass rush snaps.
  • During the 2016 college season, Charlton recorded a PFF Pass Rushing Productivity rating of 16.2, which ranked second out of the five defensive ends drafted in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. This was an improvement on his 2015 rating of 15.1.

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