I just don’t buy all this hype on Dallas choosing Felix Jones.

I was watching the NFL Network’s mock draft last night and I had to grown when they came to the Cowboys and had them picking Felix Jones with the 22nd pick. It’s bad enough that I’ve seen so many mock drafts with us picking Jones with the 28th pick, now we are going for him right off the bat?

If that’s not bad enough, they had us taking Kenny Phillips the safety out of Florida with that 28th pick. Hey, I’m not saying it’s impossible. If he’s the best player on the board, there’s a chance, but when you have Pro Bowl players manning both your safety spots, it’s a little hard to take a safety in the first round.

Getting back to Felix Jones, we’ve all seen him in mock drafts being taken by Dallas on the pretext of Jerry Jones being an Arkansas alumni and it seems a lot of people haven’t done the research to find out that Jerry Jones has *never* chosen a player from Arkansas in the draft.

Personally, I’m not even sold that Felix Jones is going to make it in the NFL. Of all running backs, it is the speed guys that have the biggest chance at being a bust because you can’t run around people in the NFL. If we want a speed guy, I say go with Chris Johnson. At least that guy — and his 4.24 speed — could be tried at wide receiver if he can’t cut it as a running back.

Also, I’m not completely sold on us drafting a running back in round one at all. When you have a Pro Bowl running back who is no doubt going to command a pretty decent contract, do you really want to tie up a lot more money in the position? Hey, if we could jump up and get a McFadden, yeah, go for it. I even like Rashard Mendenhall of Ill. a whole lot. I wouldn’t be disappointed if we moved up to 16-17 to grab him.

But it had better be a really special running back if we are going to grab him in the first round when we already have Marion Barber — and I don’t see Felix Jones as that special of a running back.

Another thing I didn’t like about the NFL Network’s mock draft is that Limas Sweed was still on the board. I don’t see us taking Jones over Sweed. Perhaps another receiver over Sweed — though I think Sweed is one of the best of the draft with a good combination of size, speed and hands — but Felix Jones over Sweed? I hope not.

None of this is to knock Felix Jones. I think he has some potential in the NFL, I just don’t really see him as a first round back. I think he’s an early second rounder.

Here’s who some other mock drafts have the Cowboys taking:

Fox News has us taking DeSean Jackson, WR, California at 22 and Gosder Cherilus, OT, BC at 28. This is one that actually makes a lot of sense.

Rivals.com has us taking Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida and Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan. Also not a horrible set of picks.

About.com’s James Alder has us taking Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee at 22 and DeSean Jackson, WR, California at 28. I don’t think Rogers-Cromartie stands a chance at being there at 22, but I like the way he thinks.

NFL Draft Countown has us taking Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas at 22 and Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas at 28. Another Felix Jones believer.

The PA SportsTicker has the Cowboys choosing Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon at 22 and Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas at 28. At least they don’t have us taking Felix Jones!