The Dallas Cowboys were expected to double dip on the offensive line with voids at left tackle and center due to the departures of Tyron Smith and Tyler Biadasz. They would fill these holes in the first and third rounds with Tyler Guyton and Cooper Beebe. However, the Cowboys decided to triple down on the line and took tackle Nathan Thomas in the seventh round.
Thomas can be looked at as a value selection, considering some had him as high as the fifth round. He comes with nearly 1,800 snaps of experience on the collegiate level as a tackle.