Draft Fact 48: When the Cowboys went on the clock in the third round of the 2003 draft, another team called seeking a trade.Draft Fact 49: When the Cowboys drafted Tyron Smith in the first round, ninth overall, in the 2011 draft, it marked the first time the team had taken an offensive lineman with its first pick since grabbing tackle Howard Richards in 1981.The Cowboys did not have a second-round pick in 2012, leaving only tight end Gavin Escobar (2013), who never met expectations. Although fine when drafted, DeMarcus Lawrence (2014) also suffered a fractured foot in his first training camp and missed half of his rookie season. Linebackers Sean Lee (2010), Bruce Carter (2011) and Jaylon Smith (2016) all suffered knee injuries in their senior years of college, while defensive end Randy Gregory (2015) failed a drug test at the scouting combine. Draft Fact 50: The 2010 draft began a string of seven years in which the team seemingly took a heavy risk with its second-round pick.Not a single starter came out of the bunch. They had already traded their first-, third- and sixth-round choices to Detroit for wide receiver Roy Williams, and then dealt their second-round pick on draft day. Draft Fact 51: Deemed a "special teams" draft, the 2009 draft may go down as the worst in team history.Jeff Ward, who never made the roster, was the last kicker to get selected, doing so in 1987. ![]()
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