Our fearless leader, Dave Halprin (with an assist from OCC), pointed out the first eight of the Cowboys 30 visits. Anyone that has been a part of this community knows that one of the Cowboys “Golden Rules of Draft” is told within those pre-draft meetings:
“Since 2007, all but one of the Cowboys’ 10 top picks in the draft all visited Valley Ranch as part of the Cowboys’ official pre-draft visits. Bobby Carpenter (‘06), Anthony Spencer (‘07), Felix Jones (‘08), Jason Williams (‘09), Dez Bryant (‘10) and Tyron Smith (‘11) were all brought in for pre-draft visits, while Morris Claiborne (‘12) became the exception that proved the rule: Claiborne became the first Cowboys top pick since DeMarcus Ware in 2005 who wasn’t invited to Dallas prior to the draft.
Pre-draft visits & private workouts: What do they tell us about Cowboys’ draft strategy?
