The argument over what’s held the Cowboys back for so many years is multi-faceted, but one clear contributor is the success rate of their second- and third-round draft picks. Dallas has struggled on Day 2 of the draft for many years, but not without some wins along the way. Let’s look at some of their better Day 2 picks from the last decade.
We’ve talked plenty before about Dallas’ ugly history in the second round of the draft, going back all the way to the poo-poo platter of RB Sherman Williams, TE Kendell Watkins, and G Shane Hannah in 1995.