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The Cowboys got a great deal with Jaylon Smith because he wanted to be “A Cowboy for life”

When the Dallas Cowboys drafted Jaylon Smith with the 34th overall pick in 2016, it was met with a lot of apprehension as some felt it was a wasted pick. After all, Smith had just suffered a gruesome knee injury in the Fiesta Bowl, and it was unclear if he would ever play football again. The injury moved Smith down the draft boards; however, the Cowboys were still high on the Notre Dame linebacker despite knowing he wouldn’t be ready to play football anytime soon. Thanks to some great detective work from this super-cool Cowboys website, we just so happen to know that Smith was the fifth-ranked player on the Cowboys draft board.