Coming into this draft, one thing the new Cowboys regime made clear is they were interested in drafting a developmental quarterback. New head coach Mike McCarthy had a trend of selecting quarterbacks in the draft during his time in Green Bay, and continued that trend in his first draft with the Cowboys.
With their final pick in the draft, Dallas selected Ben DiNucci, a quarterback from James Madison University. According to Todd Archer of ESPN, DiNucci and McCarthy met when the quarterback was in Frisco for the FCS title game.
In Frisco for the FCS title game in January, Ben DiNucci introduced himself to Mike McCarthy inside an elevator at the Omni not long after McCarthy was named coach.