The Dallas Cowboys love first-round draft picks. Who wouldn’t? Selecting the top players from each year’s draft crop is a desirable thing. The team has a remarkably high track record when it comes to Day 1 picks, which has to make things a little exciting considering they will have two first-round picks in back-to-back seasons thanks to the Micah Parsons trade.
The organization’s affinity for first-round picks doesn’t stop with their own selections. The front office is notorious for keeping tabs on players they initially missed out on in the draft, who they end up acquiring later. You could almost set your watch to it, as the Cowboys went 10 consecutive seasons, from 2014 to 2023, during which they acquired at least one former first-round pick from another team. Here is a detailed list of