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Dallas Cowboys Draft History: Greatest 6th-Round Picks of All Time

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As all of Cowboys Nation is getting ready for the 2020 NFL Draft, many of those conversations end up pulling in best and worst draft picks from the team’s past. For the next week, we’re going to focus on the positive and bring you the Cowboys’ greatest picks from each round in franchise history.

Today we’re looking at the Sixth Round.

We generally see 6th-round picks lumped together with 7th-rounders as the “late round” draft selections. Not much is expected of these players; it can be surprising if they even make the 53-man roster.

Getting even a few years of reliable backup work out of these late-round picks is a win for a franchise. But as our list today shows, sometimes you can get a whole lot more.

This Top 10 features players who emerged as starters, standout special teamers, and even a few legitimate Cowboys legends.

Let’s get started!

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