IRVING, Texas – For the very first time since the 1968 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys have selected a player from the University of Nebraska and the University of Oklahoma in the same year.
The Cornhusker would be third-round pick Maliek Collins. The Sooner would be fourth-round pick Charles Tapper. The two have a lot in common.
Both are defensive linemen, Collins a tackle and Tapper an end.
Both come from metropolitan areas, Collins attending Kansas City Center High School and Tapper Baltimore’s City College Magnet School.