At the conclusion of the 2023 NFL Draft, most pundits gave the Dallas Cowboys decent overall marks for their eight total selections, many noting that America's Team didn't have a ton of holes to fill following a third consecutive 12-5 season.

However, the team fired OC Bobby Slowik and named Nick Caley as the new offensive coordinator to try and get Stroud back on track in Year 3.Houston has rebuilt through the draft in recent years. In 2022,

Every year, there’s a player that surprises the NFL world by going way higher than consensus. Michael Penix Jr. going 8th to the Atlanta Falcons in 2024, Cole Strange going in round one to the New England Patriots in 2022,