The first three rounds of the NFL Draft have been completed, and 100 college football players have been chosen. Two of those 100 players are now Dallas Cowboys.
On Thursday night, the Cowboys chose an offensive lineman -- Zach Martin from Notre Dame. On Friday night, they addressed an equally important need on the other side of the ball, by choosing Demarcus Lawrence of Boise State -- a defensive end. To get Lawrence, the Cowboys traded their second and third round picks to move up and choose the second player of round two. That's fairly expensive, so the Cowboys' brain trust must have really liked Lawrence. I hope he's as good as they think he is, because he'll be needed to step up and contribute right away.
The Cowboys will have a bunch of picks on Saturday -- one in round four, one in round five, and six picks in round seven (for a total of eight picks). Here's how the Cowboys' draft looks so far:
Round One (16th overall pick)
Zack Martin, Notre Dame
Offensive Line
6' 4" -- 308 lbs.
Round Two (34th overall pick)
Demarcus Lawrence, Boise State
Defensive End
6' 3" -- 251 lbs.
