Biggest Need: Safety
The weak link on Dallas' defense last season was the secondary, especially at safety. Jeff Heath allowed the second-most broken tackles a year ago and isn't much better at coverage. The Cowboys added George Iloka on a one-year deal, but he's a stopgap solution at best. They missed out on long-rumored crush Earl Thomas, as well as Landon Collins, Tyrann Mathieu, and the rest of a robust free-agent market.
It seemed like a near-guarantee Dallas would use a draft pick in this deep safety class to improve the position, either adding a thumper in the box to replace Heath, or a safety with range to allow Xavier Woods to play closer to the line.