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How the Senior Bowl helped shape the Dallas Cowboys' 2022 draft class

FRISCO, Texas -- Back at the Senior Bowl in February, they were teammates for a week. Jake Ferguson and Matt Waletzko on the National Team. Sam Williams, Jalen Tolbert, Damone Clark and John Ridgeway on the American Team.

Last weekend during the NFL draft, they became teammates again on the Dallas Cowboys.

“It’s a spotlight when you’re going against the top prospects of the draft,” said Ridgeway, a defensive tackle from Arkansas, of the Senior Bowl. “It’s a kill-or-be-killed mentality when you’re there.