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Focus on fourth pick, but entire class will determine Cowboys' success

IRVING, Texas -- So much of the attention so far on the Dallas Cowboys' draft process has been on the fourth overall pick.

That makes sense considering the value of the pick, but selecting the right player there won't determine the success of a draft.

This will be the ninth time in franchise history the Cowboys have had a top-five pick and the third time since Jerry Jones has been the owner and general manager. In 1989 he inherited the top pick of the draft and took Troy Aikman. In 1991, he made a trade with the New England Patriots for the No.