The Dallas Cowboys came into the 2024 NFL Draft needing to improve in the trenches on both sides of the ball. It was in the second round that they added to the defensive line when they selected edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland with the 56th overall pick. This was a direct result of losing Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler in free agency, which left a void for the Cowboys on the edge even before Sam Williams tore his ACL.
Once the Cowboys reached Oxnard, California, it was time to get down to the nitty gritty.