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Cowboys draft for 2009

From the archives:
April 25: Dallas goes without a pick on first day
April 26: Nine draftees have special value
April 26: Sherrington: Without a first-round pick, Jones went with a familiar backup plan
Dallas Cowboys' draft pick bios

April 25-26, Cowboys drafted alternately 20th, 19th, 18th, 17th
Rd. No. Player Pos. School
1 20 No selection: Traded to Detroit in earlier deal for WR Roy Williams.
2 51 No selection: Traded to Buffalo on draft day in exchange for the Bills' third- and fourth-round picks.
3a 69 Jason Williams LB Western Illinois
3b 75 Robert Brewster OT Ball State
4a 101 Stephen McGee QB Texas A&M
4b 110 Victor Butler LB Oregon State
4c 120 Brandon Williams LB Texas Tech
5a 143 DeAngelo Smith DB Cincinnati
5b 166 Michael Hamlin DB Clemson
5c 172 David Buehler K Southern California
6a 197 Stephen Hodge LB TCU
6b 208 John Phillips TE Virginia
7a 227 Mike Mickens DB Cincinnati
7b 229 Manuel Johnson WR Oklahoma
Rick Gosselin: After inexplicably opting out of the first day, the Cowboys finished strong with some solid second-day selections. Brewster gives the Cowboys insurance at guard and tackle. Hamlin, Mickens and Smith bolster the secondary.

Grade: C

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