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CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: (L-R) Ezekiel Elliott of Ohio State holds up a jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #4 overall by the Dallas Cowboys during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)
IRVING -- The Cowboys did indeed stay put with the fourth overall pick Thursday night and selected Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott.
The pick became obvious a few minutes before the Cowboys went on the clock, with running backs coach Gary Brown joining the team's front office in the war room.