Past Success in the picking players

The Cowboys have done a better than average job in drafting talented players. Let’s look at rookies drafted and signed since 2011.

2011 Draft & College FA Rookies – 473 games started for Cowboys, 188 games started for other teams, 4 Pro Bowl players (3.41)

  • +OT Tyron Smith – 148 games
  • LB Bruce Carter – 36 games (32 & 4)
  • +RB DeMarco Murray – 86 games (47 & 39)
  • OG David Arkin – 0 games
  • CB Josh Thomas – 10 games (0 & 10)
  • +WR/KR Dwayne Harris – 11 games (3 & 8)
  • RB Shaun Chapas – 0 games
  • OG Bill Nagy – 4 games
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  • P Chris Jones – 126 games
  • +PK Dan Bailey – 154 games (108 & 46)
  • LB Alex Albright – 2 games
  • RB Phillip Tanner – 0 games
  • CB Mario Butler – 1 game (0 & 1)
  • PK Kai Forbath – 83 games (3 & 80)

2012 Draft & College FA Rookies – 244 games started for Cowboys, 220 games started for other teams (2.61)

  • CB Morris Claiborne – 74 games (43 & 31)
  • DE Tyrone Crawford – 79 games
  • LB Kyle Wilbur – 17 games (16 & 1)
  • S Matt Johnson – 0 games
  • WR Danny Coale – 0 games
  • TE James Hanna – 37 games
  • LB Caleb McSurdy – 0 games
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  • OG Ron Leary – 76 games (47 & 29)
  • WR Cole Beasley – 51 games (22 & 29)
  • RB Lance Dunbar – 0 games
  • LS Charlie Hughlett – 130 games (0 & 130)

2013 Draft & College FA Rookies – 273 games started for the Cowboys, 41 games started for other teams, 1 Pro Bowl player, (1.93)

  • +OC Travis Frederick – 96 games
  • TE Gavin Escobar – 7 games
  • WR Terrance Williams – 68 games
  • S J.J. Wilcox – 39 games (38 & 1)
  • CB B.W. Webb – 35 games (0 & 35)
  • RB Joseph Randle – 8 games
  • LB DeVonte Holloman – 2 games
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  • S Jeff Heath – 59 games (54 & 5)

2014 Draft & College FA Rookies – 294 games started for Cowboys, 223 games started for other teams, 3 Pro Bowl players (3.54)

  • +OG Zack Martin – 137 games
  • +DE DeMarcus Lawrence – 102 games
  • LB Anthony Hitchens – 107 games (48 & 59)
  • WR Devin Street – 2 games
  • DE Ben Gardner – 0 games
  • LB Will Smith – 0 games
  • S Ahmad Dixon – 0 games
  • DT Ken Bishop – 5 games
  • CB Terrance Mitchell – 56 games (0 & 56)
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  • +LS Casey Kreiter – 108 games (0 & 108)

2015 Draft & College FA Rookies – 204 games started for Cowboys, 150 games started for other teams, 1 Pro Bowl player (2.72)

  • +CB Byron Jones – 103 games (73 & 30)
  • DE Randy Gregory – 15 games (12 & 3)
  • OT Chaz Green – 8 games (6 & 2)
  • LB Damien Wilson – 73 games (22 & 51)
  • DE Ryan Russell – 7 games (0 & 7)
  • LB Mark Nzeocha – 3 games (0 & 3)
  • OT Laurence Gibson – 0 games
  • TE Geoff Swaim – 57 games (18 & 39)
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  • OT La’el Collins – 86 games (71 & 15)
  • QB Jamiell Showers – 0 games
  • WR Lucky Whitehead – 2 games

2016 Draft & College FA Rookies – 385 games started for Cowboys, 152 games started for other teams, 2 Pro Bowl players (4.71)

  • +RB Ezekiel Elliott – 102 games
  • LB Jaylon Smith – 69 games (56 & 13)
  • DT Maliek Collins – 96 games (55 & 41)
  • DE Charles Tapper – 0 games
  • +QB Dak Prescott – 97 games
  • CB Anthony Brown – 69 games
  • S Kavon Frazier – 2 games
  • RB Darius Jackson – 0 games
  • TE Rico Gathers – 4 games
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  • LS Zach Wood – 98 games (0 & 98)

2017 Draft & College FA Rookies – 181 games started for Cowboys, 61 games started for other teams (2.47)

  • DE Taco Charlton – 13 games (7 & 6)
  • CB Chidobe Awuzie – 64 games (42 & 22)
  • CB Jourdan Lewis – 43 games
  • WR Ryan Switzer – 1 games (0 & 1)
  • S Xavier Woods – 80 games (48 & 32)
  • CB Marquez White – 0 games
  • DT Joey Ivie – 0 games
  • WR Noah Brown – 18 games
  • DT Jordan Carrell – 0 games
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  • QB Cooper Rush – 6 games
  • TE Blake Jarwin – 17 games

2018 Draft & College FA Rookies – 233 games started for Cowboys, 89 games started for other teams, 1 Pro Bowl player (3.93)

  • +LB Leighton Vander Esch – 60 games
  • OG Connor Williams – 68 games (51 & 17)
  • WR Michael Gallup – 54 games
  • DE Dorance Armstrong – 13 games
  • TE Dalton Shultz – 51 games
  • QB Mike White – 7 games (0 & 7)
  • LB Chris Covington – 0 games
  • WR Cedrick Wilson – 4 games
  • RB Bo Scarbrough – 5 games (0 & 5)
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  • CB Charvarius Ward (0 & 60 games)

2019 Draft & College FA Rookies – 70 games started for Cowboys, 17 games started for other teams (1.32)

  • DT Trysten Hill – 5 games
  • OG Connor McGovern – 29 games
  • RB Tony Pollard – 6 games
  • CB Michael Jackson – 17 games (0 & 17)
  • DE Joe Jackson – 0 games
  • S Donovan Wilson – 30 games
  • RB Mike Weber – 0 games
  • DE Jalen Jelks – 0 games
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  • LB Luke Gifford – 0 games
  • OT Mitch Hyatt – 0 games

2020 Draft & College FA Rookies – 183 games started for Cowboys, 3 Pro Bowl players (3.66)

  • +WR CeeDee Lamb – 44 games
  • +CB Trevon Diggs – 44 games
  • DT Neville Gallimore – 14 games
  • CB Reggie Robinson – 0 games
  • +C Tyler Biadasz – 37 games
  • DE Bradlee Anae – 0 games
  • QB Ben DiNucci – 1 game
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  • OT Terence Steele – 40 games
  • RB Rico Dowdle – 0 games
  • TE Sean MCKeon – 3 games

2021 Draft & College FA Rookies – 83 games started for the Cowboys, 1 Pro-Bowl player, (2.44)

  • +LB Micah Parsons – 33 games
  • CB Kelvin Joseph – 3 games
  • DT Osa Odighizuwa – 29 games
  • DE Chauncey Golston – 0 games
  • CB NahShon Wright – 3 games
  • LB Jabril Cox – 0 games
  • OT Josh Ball – 0 games
  • WR Simi Fehoko – 0 games
  • DT Quinton Bohanna – 10 games
  • CB Israel Mukuamu – 3 games
  • OG Matt Farniok – 2 games

2022 Draft & College FA Rookies – 41 games started for Cowboys, 4 games started for other teams (2.65)

  • OT Tyler Smith – 17 games
  • DE Sam Williams – 0 games
  • WR Jalen Tolbert – 1 game
  • TE Jake Ferguson – 8 games
  • OT Matt Waletzko – 0 games
  • CB DaRon Bland – 8 games
  • LB Damone Clark – 5 games
  • DT John Ridgeway – 4 games (0 & 4)
  • LB Devin Harper – 0 games
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  • S Marquese Bell – 0 games
  • RB Malik Davis – 0 games
  • TE Peyton Hendershot – 2 games

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