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The Cowboys’ inability to hit on second-round picks is something they have to work on moving forward.
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. Randy Gregory had his moments and Jaylon Smith was great across the 2018 season specifically. Chidobe Awuzie was a serviceable player and Connor Williams was a very solid return on investment.
