The Cowboys have done really well in the draft especially under Coach Jimmy Johnson who seemed the draft the most Pro Bowlers of any coach in the NFL.  Tom Landry had his fair share of good draft picks too!  Bill Parcells is another master of picking top quality rookies.

1960 Expansion Draft

C Charlie Ane (Detroit)
OG Al Barry (New York Giants)
TE Dick Bielski (Philadelphia)
HB Leroy Bolden (Cleveland)
DE Nate Borden (Green Bay)
LB Tom Braatz (Washington)
S Bill Butler (Green Bay)
TE Frank Clarke (Cleveland)
LB Gene Cronin (Detroit)
OT Bobby Cross (Chicago Cardinals)
OT Gerry DeLucca (Philadelphia)
SE Jim Doran (Detroit)
SE Fred Dugan (San Francisco)
HB L.G. Dupre (Baltimore)
DT Ray Fisher (Pittsburgh)
DB Tom Franckhauser (Los Angeles)
OT Bob Fry (Los Angeles)
DE John Gonzaga (San Francisco)
OG Melwood Guy (New York)
DT Don Healy (Chicago Bears)
QB Don Heinrich (New York)
DT Ed Husmann (Chicago Cardinals)
DG Jack Johnson (Chicago Bears)
DE Pete Johnson (Chicago Bears)
DT Ray Krouse (Baltimore)
DB Bobby Luna (Pittsburgh)
F Ray Mathews (Pittsburgh)
HB Don McIhenny (Green Bay)
FB Ed Modzelewski (Cleveland)
OG Joe Nicely (Washington)
DB Doyle Nix (Washington)
LB Jack Patera (Chicago Cardinals)
OG Duane Putnam (Los Angeles)
P Dave Sherer (Baltimore)
OG Bill Striegel (Philadelphia)
LB Jerry Tubbs (San Francisco)

1961
DT Bob Lilly (Texas Christian) - 1st Round

1962
DE George Andrie (Marquette) - 6th Round
OG Harold Hayes (Southern Mississippi) - 14th Round

1963
LB Lee Roy Jordan (Alabama) - 1st Round

1964
CB Mel Renfro (Oregon) - 2nd Round
WR Bob Hayes (Florida A&M) - 7th Round
QB Roger Staubach (Navy) - 10th Round

1965
QB Craig Morton (California) - 1st Round
LB Malcolm Walker (Rice) - 2nd Round
DT Jethro Pugh (Elizabeth City State) - 11th Round

1966
OG John Niland (Iowa) - 1st Round
RB Walt Garrison (Oklahoma State) - 5th Round

1967
OT Rayfield Wright (Ft. Valley State) - 7th Round

1968
OG Blaine Nye (Stanford) - 5th Round
LB D.D. Lewis (Mississippi State) - 6th Round
DE Larry Cole (Hawaii) - 16th Round

1969
RB Calvin Hill (Yale) - 1st Round

1970
CB Charlie Waters (Clemson) - 3rd Round
OT John Fitzgerland (Boston) - 4th Round
DE Pat Toomey (Vanderbilt) - 6th Round
CB Mark Washington (Morgan State) - 13th Round

1971
DE Bill Gregory (Wisconsin) - 3rd Round

1972
RB Robert Newhouse (Houston) - 2nd Round
TE Jean Fugett (Amherst) - 13th Round

1973
TE Billy Joe Dupree (Michigan State) - 1st Round
WR Golden Richards (Hawaii) - 2nd Round
DT Harvey Martin (East Texas State) - 3rd Round

1974
DE Ed "Too Tall" Jones (Tennessee State) - 1st Round (First Overall Pick)
QB Danny White (Arizona State) - 3rd Round

1975
DE Randy White (Maryland) - 1st Round
OG Burton Lawless (Florida) - 2nd Round
LB Bob Breunig (Arizona State) - 3rd Round
DE Pat Donovan (Stanford) - 4th Round
DB Randy Hughes (Oklahoma) - 4th Round
LB Michael Hegman (Tennessee State) - 7th Round
OG Herb Scott (Virginia Union) - 13th Round
RB Scott Laidlaw (Stanford) - 14th Round

1976
DE Aaron Kyle (Wyoming) - 1st Round
WR Butch Johnson (UC-Riverside) - 3rd Round
OG Tom Rafferty (Penn State) - 4th Round

1977
RB Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) - 1st Round
QB Glenn Carano (UNLV) - 2nd Round
WR Tony Hill (Stanford) - 3rd Round
LB Guy Brown (Houston) - 4th Round
OT Andy Frederick (New Mexico) - 5th Round
OT Jim Cooper (Temple) - 6th Round

1978
DE Larry Bethea (Michigan State) - 1st Round
S Dennis Thurman (USC) - 11th Round

1979
TE Doug Crosbie (Santa Clara) - 3rd Round
RB Ron Springs (Ohio State) - 5th Round
DT Bruce Thornton (Illinois) - 8th Round

1980
RB James Jones (Mississippi State) - 3rd Round
DE Kurt Petersen (Missouri) - 4th Round
QB Gary Hogeboom (Central Michigan) - 5th Round
RB Timmy Newsome (Winston-Salem) - 6th Round

1981
OT Howard Richards (Missouri) - 1st Round
WR Don Donley (Ohio State) - 2nd Round
DE Glen Titensor  (BYU) - 3rd Round

1982
LB Jeff Rohrer (Yale) - 2nd Round
OT Phil Pozderac (Notre Dame) - 5th Round

1983
DE Jim Jeffcoat (Arizona State) - 1st Round

1984
DB Victor Scott (Colorado) - 2nd Round
LB Steve DeOssie (Boston College) - 4th Round
QB Steve Pelluer (Washington) - 5th Round
LB Eugene Lockhart (Houston) - 6th Round


1985
DE Kevin Brooks (Michigan) - 1st Round
OG Crawford Ker (Florida) - 3rd Round
RB Herschel Walker (Georgia) - 5th Round

1985 USFL Supplemental Draft
FB Todd Fowler (Houston Gamblers)

1986
RB Darryl Clack (Arizona State) - 2nd Round
TE Thorton Chandler (Alabama) - 6th Round

1987
DT Danny Noonan (Nebraska) - 1st Round
CB Ron Francis (Baylor) - 2nd Round
OG Jeff Zimmerman (Florida) - 3rd Round
WR Kelvin Martin (Boston College) - 4th Round
DT Kevin Gogan (Washington) - 8th Round

1988
WR Michael Irvin (Miami) - 1st Round
LB Ken Norton, Jr. (UCLA) - 2nd Round
DT Chad Hennings (Air Force) - 11th Round

1989
QB Troy Aikman (UCLA) - 1st Round (First Overall Pick)
FB Daryl Johnson (Syracuse) - 2nd Round
C Mark Stepnoski (Pittsburgh) - 3rd Round
DE Tony Tolbert (UTEP) - 4th Round

1990
RB Emmitt Smith (Florida) - 1st Round

1991
DT Russell Maryland (Miami) - 1st Round (First Overall Pick)
WR Alvin Harper (Tennessee) - 1st Round
LB Dixon Edwards (Michigan State) - 2nd Round
LB Godfrey Myles (Florida) - 3rd Round
OT Erik Williams (Central State) - 3rd Round
DT Leon Lett (Emporia State) - 7th Round
CB Larry Brown (TCU) - 12th Round

1992
CB Kevin Smith (Texas A&M) - 1st Round
LB Robert Jones (East Carolina) - 1st Round
DB Darren Woodson (Arizona State) - 2nd Round

1993
WR Kevin Williams (Miami) - 2nd Round
LB Darrin Smith (Miami) - 2nd Round
DB Brock Marion (Nevada-Reno) - 7th Round

1994
DE Shante Carver (Arizona) - 1st Round
OG Larry Allen (Sonoma State) - 2nd Round
OT George Hegamin (North Carolina State) - 3rd Round

1995
TE Kendall Watkins (Mississippi State) - 2nd Round
DB Charlie Williams (Bowling Green) - 3rd Round
TE Eric Bjornson (Washington) - 4th Round

1996
DE Kavika Pittman (McNeese State) - 2nd Round
LB Randall Godfrey (Georgia) - 2nd Round

1997
LB Dexter Coakley (Appalachian State) - 3rd Round

1998
DE Greg Ellis (North Carolina) - 1st Round
OG Flozell Adams (Michigan State) - 2nd Round

1999
DE Ebenezer Ekuban (North Carolina) - 1st Round
LB Dat Nguyen (Texas A&M) - 3rd Round

2000
CB Mario Edwards (Florida State) - 6th Round

2001
QB Quincy Carter (Georgia) - 2nd Round
DB Tony Dixon (Alabama) - 2nd Round
OG Matt Lehr (Virginia Tech) - 5th Round
DT Daleroy Stewart (Southern Mississippi) - 6th Round

2002
FS Roy Williams (Oklahoma) - 1st Round
OG Andre Gurode (Colorado) - 2nd Round
WR Antonio Bryant (Pittsburgh) - 2nd Round
CB Derek Ross (Ohio State) - 3rd Round

2003
CB Terrance Newman (Kansas State) - 1st Round
C Al Johnson (Wisconsin) - 2nd Round
TE Jason Witten (Tennessee) - 3rd Round

2004
RB Julius Jones (Notre Dame) - 2nd Round
WR Patrick Crayton (NW Oklahoma State) - 7th Round

2005
OLB Demarcus Ware (Troy) - 1st Round
DE Marcus Spears (LSU) - 1st Round
DE Chris Canty (Virginia) - 4th Round

2006
OLB Bobby Carpenter (Ohio State) - 1st Round
TE Anthony Fasano (Notre Dame) - 2nd Round

2007
DE Anthony Spencer (Purdue) - 1st Round
K Nick Folk (Arizona) - 6th Round