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FRISCO Womens Leighton Vander Esch 2019 Jersey , Texas (AP) — For all the offseason talk about safety with the Dallas Cowboys, they ended up spending more resources from the draft on potential backups for two-time NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott.Dallas used two picks on running backs, starting with all-purpose back Tony Pollard of Memphis in the fourth round Saturday. Then the Cowboys went back to Elliott’s alma mater, Ohio State, for a more traditional runner in Mike Weber with one of two seventh-round choices.Elliott was the fourth overall pick in 2016, won his first rushing title as a rookie for the NFC East champions, and did it again with another division winner last season.The Cowboys said running back was a priority after deciding not to bring back seldom-used backup Rod Smith. But it didn’t figure to rank ahead of safety since Dallas was never a serious bidder for free agent Earl Thomas, who made no secret of his desire to join the Cowboys but ended up in Baltimore instead.Owner and general manager Jerry Jones suggested that was the plan all along. Dallas took safety Donovan Wilson of Texas in the sixth round as five of the club’s eight picks were defensive choices. Cornerback Michael Jackson, taken in the fifth round Cheap Leighton Vander Esch Youth Jersey , could have the flexibility to be in the mix at safety as well.“I knew it was very possible that we could get out of here without picking a safety,” Jones said. “We need to, from a standpoint of efficiency within a game as well as from managing our overall future, we need some good running back skill behind Zeke. That was a goal coming into this draft was let’s let us wisely use Zeke now and in the future. So those two address that perfectly.”Pollard also has potential as a return man after tying the FBS career record with seven kickoff returns for touchdowns. He had 552 yards rushing with six touchdowns and 458 yards receiving with three more scores as a junior at Memphis.“I think this guy can be a lot different than just a space player,” executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said. “He can do a lot of things. What excites me the most is just his home run threat as a running back.”Weber had his only 1,000-yard season at Ohio State as a redshirt freshman the year after Elliott left, rushing for 1,096 yards and nine scores. A hamstring injury limited him as a sophomore and he had 954 yards last season.WHO THEY GOTThe Cowboys followed the “best available” model with their first two picks in Central Florida defensive tackle Trysten Hill (58th overall, second round) and offensive lineman Connor McGovern from Penn State (90th Dallas Cowboys Trysten Hill Jersey , third). Dallas hadn’t drafted an interior defensive lineman that high since No. 1 overall choice Russell Maryland in 1991. And coach Jason Garrett said McGovern was “by far” the best player on Dallas’ board when he was selected.SURPRISE MOVEIt’s been 10 years since the Cowboys didn’t have a first-round pick, and that 2009 draft was a poor one for Dallas. Jones said the lesson from a decade earlier was to stick with the picks you have rather than trade back (the first pick in 2009 ended up being a third-rounder).While Dallas followed that plan by making its first three picks — in the second, third and fourth rounds — the focus turned to stockpiling later when players the Cowboys wanted were drafted ahead of their slot. They traded back twice and ended up with five picks in the final three rounds.HOW THEY DIDThe Cowboys made a practical choice with Hill since 2016 third-round pick Maliek Collins is going into the final year of his rookie contract. Defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli considers their spot on the interior of the line the most important position on his defense, and wants to pressure the quarterback from there.While Dallas has invested in that spot for Marinelli, it was usually later for a coach who believes he can turn any pick, and any undrafted free agent, into a productive inside player. Collins has been a solid three-year starter, but he hasn’t been a force and has battled injuries. The Cowboys don’t want to rule out Hill becoming a starter.WHAT’S NEXT?The availability of Randy Gregory will go a long way toward determining the fate of late-round pass rushing picks Joe Jackson (fifth, Miami) and Jalen Jelks (seventh Womens Trysten Hill 2019 Jersey , Oregon). If Gregory is reinstated from an indefinite suspension, his fourth substance-abuse ban, it might be difficult for Jackson or Jelks to make the active roster. The Cowboys are optimistic Gregory will be allowed to return. It may last only a week, with the Saints on the schedule next Thursday, but for now, the Cowboys are in first place.They got there by dominating Washington in the second half to win 31-23 after taking a 31-13 lead.The Cowboys have won three in a row and now are tied atop the NFC East with Washington at 6-5. It’s the first time Dallas has climbed over .500 this season.The Cowboys celebrated their first touchdown with Ezekiel Elliott putting $21 into the Salvation Army Red Kettle. They celebrated their last touchdown with Elliott picking up Dak Prescott and putting him inside the giant kettle. It was fun and games for the Cowboys, who got big plays from Prescott, Elliott, Amari Cooper Dallas Cowboys Trysten Hill Jersey , Leighton Vander Esch, Jaylon Smith, DeMarcus Lawrence, Anthony Brown and Xavier Woods.Cooper, playing his fourth game with Dallas since joining the Cowboys in a trade from Oakland, made eight catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He had touchdowns of 40 and 90 yards.It was the second-most receiving yards in Cooper’s career. He had 210 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches for the Raiders against the Chiefs on Oct. 10, 2017. The last time Dez Bryant had anything similar for the Cowboys came in an overtime loss to the Saints when he caught nine passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns in a 2012 game.Prescott completed 22 of 31 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns. It was Prescott’s most passing yards since he threw for 332 in a victory over the Giants last Dec. 10. He also ran for a touchdown.Elliott had his third consecutive 100-yard game and his sixth of the season with 121 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. He has 18 in his three-year career, with no other running back in the league with more than 12 in that span.The Cowboys had three interceptions of Colt McCoy, the first time they have had three takeaways since Nov. 30 Cheap Trysten Hill Youth Jersey , 2017. Lawrence, Brown and Woods each had a pick.Lawrence also had half a sack, three tackles and a pass defensed.McCoy completed 24 of 38 passes for 268 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Adrian Peterson rushed for 35 yards on 12 carries.