Some very productive tight ends have played for the Cowboys through the years. David LaFleur was not among them. The Cowboys used their first-round pick in the 1997 draft on LaFleur with the hope he would pick up where Jay Novacek left off. He was big, strong and a first-team All-American at LSU. He had promise. It never materialized.

Dallas ' plan seems to be saving money to work new deals with their stars— Micah Parsons, Cee Dee Lamb, and Dak Prescott —which also implies the Cowboys are going to lean on the upcoming draft to fill some pressing needs.

The Cowboys have built a reputation as strong drafters since Will McClay took over, but the best class of Jerry’s era surprisingly isn’t from his nor Jimmy Johnson’s time at the