The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2016 NFL Draft with an aging quarterback under center in 36-year old veteran Tony Romo. The previous season, Dallas went 4-12 following two shoulder injuries that limited Romo to four games.
Despite that fact, drafting a quarterback wasn’t necessarily the Cowboys’ top priority as there was still a widely held belief a now healthy Romo could lead Dallas to a Super Bowl title. So as the top two quarterbacks were drafted ahead of them at numbers one and two, the Cowboys were content to stay put at the fourth overall selection and pick Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott.