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NFL Draft 2021: Dallas Cowboys select Kelvin Joseph No. 44 overall

Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Kelvin Joseph (1) Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2021 NFL Draft on Thursday night with a focus on improving a defense that was historically bad last season. And owning the 10th overall selection in the first round, the Cowboys figured to land themselves a defensive difference-maker.

And while most had penciled in a cornerback for Dallas in the top ten, the draft gods had other plans. After the top two cornerback prospects, South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn and Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II, went off the board at No.