Dallas has used a first-round pick on an offensive lineman in two of the last three seasons. It has used a fourth-round pick or higher on the position in

Later on in Round 2 Adams has the Cowboys filling their running back hole with Iowa Hawkeyes star Kaleb Johnson, who finished first in the Big 10 and sixth in all of college football with 1,537 rushing yards on 240 attempts, to go along with 21 touchdowns.

As expected, Zack Martin officially retired earlier this month. As he walked off the field for the final time in 2024, late in the loss to the Houston Texans, with an ankle injury, it was almost assuredly going to be the last time he saw the field in 2024.