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Jerry Jones Confirms CeeDee Lamb Was Cowboys' 6th-Best Player After Rumors

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The Dallas Cowboys lucked out by grabbing wide receiver CeeDee Lamb with the 17th overall pick. They just weren't as lucky as previous rumors made them seem.

After a local report naming Lamb the top player on Dallas' draft board surfaced, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones confirmed that was not the case. The Oklahoma product was the sixth-ranked prospect by the Cowboys in this year's draft.

Regardless, the selection gives new head coach Mike McCarthy an even more electric group of skill players on offense as Lamb joins quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott and wideouts Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup.