Top 10: COWBOYS' Best All-Time Draft Picks (by each round)

[Ty Cobb]

Nick Eatman, a DALLAS COWBOYS staff writer, made his list of best all-time draft picks by each round.  The draft has changed a lot over the years.  Here are some of the changes:

 

1961: 20 rounds

1967-76: 17 rounds

1977-92: 12 rounds

1993: 8 rounds

1994-present: 7 rounds

 

Nick Eatman made this a top 10 list so we start with the best all-time 10th round pick.

 

Round 10: Roger Staubach

 

Round 9: Kenny Gant

 

Round 8: Kevin Gogan

 

Round 7: Rayfield Wright/Bob Hayes

Round 7 Honorable Mention: Leon Lett, Jay Ratliff, Brock Marion

 

Round 6: D. D. Lewis

Round 6 Honorable Mention: George Andrie, Eugene Lockhart, Jim Cooper

 

Round 5: Herschel Walker

Round 5 Honorable Mention: Walt Garrison, Blaine Nye, Ron Springs, Orlando Scandrick

 

Round 4: Tom Rafferty

Round 4 Honorable Mention: Pat Donovan, Marion Barber, Bradie James, Tony Tolbert

 

Round 3: Jason Witten

Round 3 Honorable Mention: Harvey Martin, Erik Williams, Charlie Waters

 

Round 2: Larry Allen

Round 2 Honorable Mention: Mel Renfro, Darren Woodson

 

Round 1: Emmit Smith

Round 1 Honorable Mention: Bob Lilly, Randy White, Tony Dorsett, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman

 

 

 

 

[TxHoops]

Great list.  Tough to make a top pick in Rounds 1-3.  An argument could be made for all of those guys.