All-time First-round Draft Selections
Hall of Famer † | Pro Bowler * |
Year | Pick | Player | College | Position | Notes |
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1961 | 13 | Bob Lilly † | TCU | Defensive Tackle | |
1962 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
1963 | 6 | Lee Roy Jordan * | Alabama | Linebacker | |
1964 | 4 | Scott Appleton | Texas | Offensive Tackle | |
1965 | 5 | Craig Morton | California | Quarterback | |
1966 | 5 | John Niland * | Iowa | Offensive Guard | |
1967 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
1968 | 20 | Dennis Homan | Alabama | Defensive End | |
1969 | 24 | Calvin Hill * | Yale | Running back | |
1970 | 23 | Duane Thomas | West Texas St. | Running back | |
1971 | 25 | Tody Smith | USC | Defensive End | |
1972 | 26 | Bill Thomas | Boston College | Running back | |
1973 | 20 | Billy Joe Dupree * | Michigan State | Tight End | |
1974 | 1 | Ed "Too Tall" Jones * | Tennessee State | Defensive End | |
22 | Charley Young | North Carolina St. | Running back | ||
1975 | 2 | Randy White † | Maryland | Linebacker | |
18 | "Hollywood" Henderson * | Langston | Linebacker | ||
1976 | 27 | Aaron Kyle | Wyoming | Defensive Back | |
1977 | 2 | Tony Dorsett † | Pittsburgh | Running back | |
1978 | 28 | Larry Bethea | Michigan State | Defensive End | |
1979 | 27 | Robert Shaw | Tennessee | Center | |
1980 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
1981 | 26 | Howard Richards | Missouri | Tackle | |
1982 | 25 | Rod Hill | Kentucky State | Defensive Back | |
1983 | 23 | Jim Jeffcoat | Arizona State | Defensive End | |
1984 | 25 | Billy Cannon, Jr. | Texas A&M | Linebacker | |
1985 | 17 | Kevin Brooks | Michigan | Defensive End | |
1986 | 18 | Mike Sherrard | UCLA | Wide Receiver | |
1987 | 12 | Danny Noonan | Nebraska | Defensive Tackle | |
1988 | 11 | Michael Irvin † | Miami | Wide Receiver | |
1989 | 1 | Troy Aikman † | UCLA | Quarterback | |
1990 | 17 | Emmitt Smith † | Florida | Running back | |
1991 | 1 | Russell Maryland * | Miami | Defensive Tackle | |
12 | Alvin Harper | Tennessee | Wide Receiver | ||
20 | Kelvin Pritchett | Mississippi | Defensive Tackle | ||
1992 | 17 | Kevin Smith | Texas A&M | Defensive Back | |
24 | Robert Jones | South Carolina State | Linebacker | ||
1993 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
1994 | 23 | Shante Carver | Arizona State | Defensive End | |
1995 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
1996 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
1997 | 22 | David LaFleur | LSU | Tight End | |
1998 | 8 | Greg Ellis * | UNC | Defensive End | |
1999 | 20 | Ebenezer Ekuban | UNC | Defensive End | |
2000 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
2001 | — | — No Pick | — | — | |
2002 | 8 | Roy Williams * | Oklahoma | Safety | |
2003 | 5 | Terence Newman * | Kansas State | Cornerback | |
2004 | — | — No Pick | — | — | The Cowboys traded this first round selection (22nd overall) to the Buffalo Bills for Bills' second round selection (43rd overall), fifth round selection (144th overall), and first round selection in 2005. |
2005 | 11 | DeMarcus Ware * | Troy State | Linebacker | |
20 | Marcus Spears | Louisiana State | Defensive End | The Cowboys received this selection from the Buffalo Bills as well as the Bills' selections in 2004 in the second (43rd overall) and fifth rounds (144th overall) for the Cowboys' first round selection in 2004 (22nd overall). | |
2006 | 18 | Bobby Carpenter | Ohio State | Linebacker | |
2007 | 26 | Anthony Spencer | Purdue | Linebacker | Dallas traded their original first round selection (22nd overall) to the Cleveland Browns for the Browns' first round selection in 2008 and the Browns' second round selection (36th overall) in this draft. Dallas then traded that additional second round selection (32nd overall), their third round selection (87th overall), and their fifth round selection (159th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles for the Eagles' first round selection (26th overall). |
2008 | 22 | Felix Jones | Arkansas | Running Back | The Cowboys received this selection from the Cleveland Browns as well as the Browns' second round selection (36th overall) in 2007 for the Cowboys first round selection in 2007 (22nd overall). |
25 | Mike Jenkins * | South Florida | Cornerback | Dallas received this selection from the Seattle Seahawks for Dallas' original first-round selection (28th overall) and Dallas' fifth- and seventh-round selections (163rd and 235th). | |
2009 | — | — No Pick | — | — | The Cowboys traded their 20th overall pick (first round), the 82nd overall picks (third round), and 192nd overall pick (sixth round) in the 2009 draft for wide receiver Roy Williams from the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys received a seventh round pick from the Lions in the 2010 draft. |
2010 | 24 | Dez Bryant | Oklahoma State | Wide Receiver | Dallas traded their original first round and third round selection (27th and 90th overall) to the New England Patriots for the Patriots' first round selection and a fourth-round selection in 2010 to select Dez Bryant over the Baltimore Ravens. |
2011 | 9 | Tyron Smith | USC | Offensive Tackle | |
2012 | 6 | Morris Claiborne | LSU | Cornerback |
Read more about this topic: List Of Dallas Cowboys First-round Draft Picks
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