The Cowboys and their fans are still getting to know the team’s newest faces. One man who knows first-round pick Tyler Smith very well says he has an idea why the big man racked up so many penalties at Tulsa. And the Cowboys say they’ve reached out to many people who know Sam Williams, who has asked to be called “De”, well; they felt satisfied enough with what they heard about his past to take him in the second round.
Meanwhile, we’re getting up to speed on the second Cowboy ever drafted from Arkansas in the Jerry Jones era, we’re exploring a rumor about Malik Willis nearly being the team’s pick in the third round, and we’re previewing how soon fifth-round linebacker steal Damone Clark might see the lineup. A free agent safety is gone, 20 undrafted free agents are coming in, and we’re already looking ahead to compensatory picks for 2023. All that, plus how the draft pushed the Cowboys up the power rankings (or not) and where former Cowboys star Dez Bryant says he’d like to play next. That and more, in News and Notes.