Despite several of their most-mocked targets coming off the board ahead of them, the Cowboys had plenty of options left with the No. 12 overall pick. (And they reportedly even had a trade-down offer from Houston on the table. ) But when they finally turned in the card, it was for a player whose name seemed to pop up quite late in the process.
The Cowboys decided to stay in the trenches for the fourth straight first round, selecting Alabama guard Tyler Booker.
For many fans, Booker was nowhere on the radar until ESPN's Peter Schrager picked him to go to Dallas in a Wednesday mock draft, saying league sources had suggested the team was leaning his way.