There are few better feelings for an NFL GM than landing a star deep in the NFL draft. The Cowboys have been pretty good in the draft as of late, especially in the first round.
They’ve made some crucial non-first-round picks, too.
ESPN’s Matt Miller and Jordan Reid compiled the 50 biggest NFL draft steals of the last decade. A pair of Cowboys made the cut.
Drafted No. 135 in 2016… You guessed it. Dak Prescott was a big deal as a rookie once veteran Tony Romo went out with an injury.
Prescott, who has 24,943 passing yards, 166 touchdowns and 65 interceptions in seven seasons, was a boon for the Cowboys in the fourth round. Dallas hadn’t rolled out with a rookie quarterback since 2001 with Quincy Carter, and Prescott led the Cowboys to the No. 1 seed in the NFC during an Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign.
Prescott was No. 6 on the list, only trailing Derrick Henry, Cooper Kupp, Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce.
The other Cowboy to make the list was Trevon Diggs at 38th. He was taken in the second round of the 2020 draft, No. 51 overall.
Diggs was still pretty new to defense and cornerbacking at Alabama. His defensive mechanics and technique were still raw, but Diggs’s rookie year featured a franchise record-tying 11 interceptions. He also has 169 career tackles, 49 pass breakups and two touchdowns in his young career.
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