IRVING, Texas – Since 2008, the Dallas Cowboys have selected 63 players in the draft, and 26 of them made pre-draft visits to Valley Ranch.
The Cowboys used 29 of their 30 allotted national visitors this year and seven were quarterbacks: Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, Paxton Lynch, Connor Cook, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett and Dak Prescott.
Since 2004 only twice has the Cowboys’ top pick not visited before the draft. The Cowboys picked DeMarcus Ware with the 11th overall pick in 2005, and he became the franchise’s all-time leader in sacks. In 2012, the Cowboys traded up to the sixth overall pick to take cornerback Morris Claiborne, who has three career interceptions and signed a one-year deal to remain with the club earlier in the offseason.
The Cowboys had eight draft picks last year and five were among the national visitors: Byron Jones, Randy Gregory, Chaz Green, Damien Wilson and Mark Nzeocha. Ryan Russell was part of the Dallas Day visits.
Here is the list of visitors this year:
Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State
Jared Goff, QB, Cal
Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis
Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
Jacoby Brissett, QB, N.C. State
Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State
Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida
Jalen Ramsey, DB, Florida State
Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson
Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville
Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon
C.J. Prosise, RB, Notre Dame
Paul Perkins, RB, UCLA
Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh
Kenyan Drake, RB, Alabama
Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame
Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson
Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA
Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia
Connor McGovern, OG, Missouri
Isaac Seumalo, OG, Oregon State
Cory James, LB, Colorado State
Deon King, LB, Norfolk State
Rodney Coe, DT, Akron