The four positions with the most significant losses for the Dallas Cowboys this offseason matched the club's first four picks in the draft.
went in the second round after free agent Randy Gregory unexpectedly picked Denver.
Executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said before the draft the Cowboys didn't have any “musts.” But he acknowledged two days in that they were addressing needs. While Dallas ended up with more of a project in Smith compared to a pair of guards who were already gone in Zion Johnson of Boston College and Texas A&M's Kenyon Green, Jerry Jones said the Cowboys had Smith, a tackle at Tulsa, rated higher.
“I do think we felt like we could use help in those areas,” Stephen Jones said. “We didn’t know what order we would address them. It has kind of fallen right for us.”The Cowboys had four of their nine picks in a span of 24 choices in the fifth round, starting with North Dakota offensive lineman Matt Waletzko at 155th overall. Three defensive selections followed: Fresno State cornerback DaRon Bland , LSU linebacker Damone Clark and Arkansas defensive tackle John Ridgeway .
The Cowboys made a similar move, although much higher in the second round, with Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith in 2016. Smith tore two ligaments in his left knee in his final college game, an injury that also damaged nerves.
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