It is in no way breaking news. The Dallas Cowboys have struggled to hit on second-round picks for a number of years. There are a handful of exceptions, but for the most part the round has served as their Achilles heel relative to the NFL draft at large.
Consider the last 10 players who the Cowboys picked in the second round, not including this year’s selection in Donovan Ezeiruaku as he has yet to play for the team:
- 2015: Randy Gregory
- 2016: Jaylon Smith
- 2017: Chidobe Awuzie
- 2018: Connor Williams
- 2019: Trysten Hill
- 2020: Trevon Diggs
- 2021: Kelvin Joseph
- 2022: Sam Williams
- 2023: Luke Schoonmaker
- 2024: Marshawn Kneeland
As noted there are players here who helped the team in some regard.