FRISCO, Texas — Two things are true as the Dallas Cowboys prepared to go on the clock for the first time in the 2024 NFL Draft: they need this incoming class of rookies to hit the ground running like few classes before them have, and that the team has, more often than not, excelled at drafting eventual Pro Bowlers — hoping to add offensive tackle Tyler Guyton to that list.
With the 29th-overall pick, the Cowboys selected the former Sooner after striking a trade deal that sent the 24th-overall pick to the Detroit Lions in exchange for the 73rd-overall pick (third-round) and a 2025 seventh-round pick.
Three things to know:
Started only five of 39 career games at center. His five starts occurred in 2020, where he was a second-team Freshman All-American.
Barton started all but one of his 40 career games.
Earned second-team All-American and first-team All-ACC selection in 2023.
