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What do you think is the biggest reason why the Cowboys can turn their talented rosters into serious playoff contenders?
The Dallas Cowboys are good at building a roster. This argument is heavily debated, but if you take a look at everything they do, it’s hard not to acknowledge that they assemble a pretty good group of talent. It all starts in the draft, and it all starts on Day 1. The Cowboys are absolutely lights out at drafting players in the first round. This is something we’ve always been privy to, but it may not be fully appreciated because some may not be aware of the disparity between the Cowboys and the rest of the teams in the NFL.
Over the last 15 drafts (we won’t count 2025 because players haven’t played yet), the Cowboys have drafted 10 players in the first round who have become All-Pros. For those doing the math, that’s a 67% All-Pro hit rate. That’s insane. To wrap your mind around just how incredibly high that is, the average All-Pro hit rate of all the other 31 teams in the NFL during that period is just three.
Cowboys = 10
