The Cowboys chose DeAngelo Smith of Cincinnati with the 143rd pick. He is a cover cornerback who could be moved to safety due to his size and physical nature.

Michael Hamlin a safety from Clemson was taken with the 166th pick. He will help fill gaps in the secondary left by Pacman Jones, Roy Williams and Anthony Henry.

With the 172nd pick the Cowboys chose a kicker from USC, David Buehler. Even though Nick Folk appears to have a strangle hold on that position with the Cowboys, Buehler is a physical specimen at 6’2″, 227 lbs. Jerry Jones does have a history of taking a chance with unproven kickers, so we’ll see how this competition plays out.

Once again, the fifth round was no surprise with Jerry Jones and son Stephen taking more defense. Stockpiling depth at all positions. This leaves the Cowboys with 2 picks in each of the final two rounds. Can I guess, more defense, or will they find a WR to take a flyer on?

When they acquired Roy Williams from the Lions on October 14, 2008, the Cowboys gave up their 1st, 3rd and 6th round picks. So their first pick won’t happen until the middle of the 2nd round as the 51st pick overall.

In the next 4 rounds, however, the Cowboys have stockpiled 8 picks. They will have 1 pick in the 3rd round, 2 in the 4th, 3 in the 5th, and 2 in the 6th. And, to finish off the draft, the Cowboys will have 2 picks in the 7th round.

So if you tune in to the draft at 4pm ET Saturday when it starts, you won’t see Jerry Jones for quite awhile. In fact the Cowboys are only scheduled to have a single pick on Day 1 of the draft.

Once he gets started, you can look for Jerry to draft defense, defense and more defense. But don’t be surprised if he trades some of his later round picks to try and get an extra pick or two in the second round. Stay tuned!