How good are the Cowboys at drafting? Two ways to answer that question are by looking at the number of "core" players they draft compared to other NFL teams and what percentage of the roster is made up of "homegrown" talent? Here, we look at both.
The Cowboys' current list of free agents includes several players from the 2012 draft whose contracts will expire at the end of the NFL League year on March 14. As such, Mo Claiborne, Kyle Wilber, and James Hanna have almost certainly played their final games as Cowboys (Claiborne, as a first-rounder, could have had a five-year deal had the club opted to exercise the option year.