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Cowboys secure a fierce group of edge rushers by selecting Donovan Ezeiruaku

Blogging The Boys | April 27, 2025

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The Dallas Cowboys did it again.

For the third time in four years, the Cowboys have taken an offensive lineman in the first round. We all know about it. It’s brought up a lot, we get it. The Cowboys love guys in the trenches.

But what isn’t talked about as much is how the team has done the same thing with defensive ends in round two in each of those same drafts.

  • 2022: Round 1 = OL Tyler Smith, Round 2 = DE Sam Williams
  • 2024: Round 1 = OL Tyler Guyton, Round 2 = DE Marshawn Kneeland
  • 2025: Round 1 = OL Tyler Booker, Round 2 = DE Donovan Ezeiruaku

And if you count Micah Parsons in 2021, they have used one of their top two picks on a defensive end in four of the last five drafts.

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