Below are five facts about the 2016 draft class for the Cowboys.
- Jaylon Smith (2nd round) is the first Notre Dame linebacker the Cowboys have ever selected in the draft. He is the tenth Notre Dame player the Cowboys have ever taken in the draft and the first since guard Zack Martin in the first round of the 2014 draft.
- Maliek Collins is the second defensive lineman from Nebraska to have been selected by the Cowboys. The only first was Danny Noonan in 1987.
- Charles Tapper is likewise the second defensive lineman from Oklahoma taken by the Cowboys in a draft.