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NFL1000: Dallas Cowboys 2017 NFL Draft Preview

The Dallas Cowboys' 2016 NFL draft turned the franchise around as much as any in team history and was the most productive since the Jimmy Johnson glory days of the early 1990s.

Owner Jerry Jones, executive vice president Stephen Jones and their personnel struck gold with running back Ezekiel Elliott (No. 4 overall) and quarterback Dak Prescott (No. 135). They turned the Cowboys from a 4-12 squad in 2015, when franchise signal-caller Tony Romo missed 12 games because of injury, to a 13-3 team in 2016 that made the playoffs sans Romo.