Dallas Cowboys 2009 Draft Preview
By Tony Moss, NFL Editor
(Sports Network) - Jerry Jones won't show his surgically-altered face until midway through the second round, as a result of the team's acquisition of wideout Roy Williams from Detroit last fall. But with 11 picks, Dallas will be busy, a good thing for a team requiring depth. Neither the offensive nor defensive lines have been anything close to dominant of late, and any and all bodies the team can add to those areas will be welcomed. The secondary also has some holes following the exit of safeties Roy Williams and Keith Davis along with cornerbacks Anthony Henry and Pacman Jones. If the team seeks to make an early pick at a skill position, look for it to come at wide receiver, where the release of Terrell Owens has created something of a void.
2008 Record: 9-7
First Pick: No. 51
Number of Selections: 11 (2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7)
RECENT FIRST ROUND HISTORY: 2008 - Felix Jones (RB, Arkansas), Mike Jenkins (CB, South Florida); 2007 - Anthony Spencer (LB, Purdue); 2006 - Bobby Carpenter (LB, Ohio State); 2005 - Demarcus Ware (OLB, Troy), Marcus Spears (DL, LSU); 2004 - none; 2003 - Terence Newman (CB, Kansas State); 2002 - Roy Williams (S, Oklahoma); 2001 - none; 2000 - none; 1999 - Ebenezer Ekuban (DE, North Carolina); 1998 - Greg Ellis (DE, North Carolina); 1997 - David LaFleur (TE, LSU); 1996 - none; 1995 - none; 1994 - Shante Carver (DE, Arizona State); 1993 - none; 1992 - Kevin Smith (CB, Texas A&M), Robert Jones (LB, East Carolina); 1991 - Russell Maryland (DT, Miami-Florida), Alvin Harper (WR, Tennessee), Kelvin Pritchett (DT, Mississippi); 1990 - Emmitt Smith (RB, Florida).
(Sports Network) - Jerry Jones won't show his surgically-altered face until midway through the second round, as a result of the team's acquisition of wideout Roy Williams from Detroit last fall. But with 11 picks, Dallas will be busy, a good thing for a team requiring depth. Neither the offensive nor defensive lines have been anything close to dominant of late, and any and all bodies the team can add to those areas will be welcomed. The secondary also has some holes following the exit of safeties Roy Williams and Keith Davis along with cornerbacks Anthony Henry and Pacman Jones. If the team seeks to make an early pick at a skill position, look for it to come at wide receiver, where the release of Terrell Owens has created something of a void.
2008 Record: 9-7
First Pick: No. 51
Number of Selections: 11 (2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7)
RECENT FIRST ROUND HISTORY: 2008 - Felix Jones (RB, Arkansas), Mike Jenkins (CB, South Florida); 2007 - Anthony Spencer (LB, Purdue); 2006 - Bobby Carpenter (LB, Ohio State); 2005 - Demarcus Ware (OLB, Troy), Marcus Spears (DL, LSU); 2004 - none; 2003 - Terence Newman (CB, Kansas State); 2002 - Roy Williams (S, Oklahoma); 2001 - none; 2000 - none; 1999 - Ebenezer Ekuban (DE, North Carolina); 1998 - Greg Ellis (DE, North Carolina); 1997 - David LaFleur (TE, LSU); 1996 - none; 1995 - none; 1994 - Shante Carver (DE, Arizona State); 1993 - none; 1992 - Kevin Smith (CB, Texas A&M), Robert Jones (LB, East Carolina); 1991 - Russell Maryland (DT, Miami-Florida), Alvin Harper (WR, Tennessee), Kelvin Pritchett (DT, Mississippi); 1990 - Emmitt Smith (RB, Florida).
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