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Ranking every top-10 pick in Dallas Cowboys’ history
http://thelandryhat.com/2016/03/30/dallas-cowboys-draft-ranking-every-top-10-pick/
No. 14
Defensive Tackle – Scott Appleton
Pick No. 4 – 1964
In 1964’s draft, the Dallas Cowboys had their second-consecutive top-10 pick. With pick No. 4, the organization selected University of Texas defensive tackle Scott Appleton.
But Appleton would never play for the Cowboys. His rights were traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for wide receiver Buddy Dial.
Appleton did not ever play for Pittsburgh either. Instead, he signed with the Houston Oilers of the AFL.
Battling alcohol and drug issues throughout his career, Appleton never lived up to the expectations of the No. 4 pick. He was out of the AFL and professional football by 1968.
No. 13
Cornerback – Morris Claiborne
Pick No. 6 – 2012
Never one to sit on his hands during the NFL Draft, Dallas Cowboys’ owner and general manager Jerry Jones traded picks No. 14 and No. 45 overall to St. Louis for the sixth overall pick. With that pick, Dallas selected LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne who was thought to be the best corner in the draft.
In his four seasons thus far in Dallas, Claiborne has been considered a bust. He missed his first training camp with a wrist injury that slowed his progress as a rookie.
Then, the next season a sprained knee caused him to once again miss significant time during training camp. He also suffered a sprained shoulder in the season opener and was surpassed on the depth chart.
2014 once again saw Claiborne miss the majority of training camp with a knee injury. In late September of that season, he suffered a torn patella tendon and missed the remainder of the year.
After a respectable 2015 season in which he started 11 games due to the absence of starting cornerback Orlando Scandrick, Dallas resigned Claiborne to a one-year $3 million contract. The book is not closed on the career of Morris Claiborne but injuries and his inability to fit well into the Dallas defensive system have made the former No. 6 overall pick a huge disappointment.
No. 12
Defensive Tackle – Russell Maryland
Pick No. 1 – 1991
After going 1-15 in 1990, the Dallas Cowboys selected Outland Trophy winner (best college defensive lineman) Russell Maryland from Miami. However, the future College Football Hall of Fame inductee never lived up to the billing of being the No. 1 overall pick.
Maryland had a respectable career in the NFL as part of the three Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Championships in the 1990’s. In 1993 he was selected to his only Pro Bowl.
Russell Maryland proved to be a nice role player and strong run defender for Dallas’ championship defenses but he was never the best player on the defensive line. In 1996 he signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.
He ended his career with 375 tackles and 24.5 sacks. Fourteen of those sacks came in his five years with the Dallas Cowboys...
http://thelandryhat.com/2016/03/30/dallas-cowboys-draft-ranking-every-top-10-pick/
No. 14
Defensive Tackle – Scott Appleton
Pick No. 4 – 1964
In 1964’s draft, the Dallas Cowboys had their second-consecutive top-10 pick. With pick No. 4, the organization selected University of Texas defensive tackle Scott Appleton.
But Appleton would never play for the Cowboys. His rights were traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for wide receiver Buddy Dial.
Appleton did not ever play for Pittsburgh either. Instead, he signed with the Houston Oilers of the AFL.
Battling alcohol and drug issues throughout his career, Appleton never lived up to the expectations of the No. 4 pick. He was out of the AFL and professional football by 1968.
No. 13
Cornerback – Morris Claiborne
Pick No. 6 – 2012
Never one to sit on his hands during the NFL Draft, Dallas Cowboys’ owner and general manager Jerry Jones traded picks No. 14 and No. 45 overall to St. Louis for the sixth overall pick. With that pick, Dallas selected LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne who was thought to be the best corner in the draft.
In his four seasons thus far in Dallas, Claiborne has been considered a bust. He missed his first training camp with a wrist injury that slowed his progress as a rookie.
Then, the next season a sprained knee caused him to once again miss significant time during training camp. He also suffered a sprained shoulder in the season opener and was surpassed on the depth chart.
2014 once again saw Claiborne miss the majority of training camp with a knee injury. In late September of that season, he suffered a torn patella tendon and missed the remainder of the year.
After a respectable 2015 season in which he started 11 games due to the absence of starting cornerback Orlando Scandrick, Dallas resigned Claiborne to a one-year $3 million contract. The book is not closed on the career of Morris Claiborne but injuries and his inability to fit well into the Dallas defensive system have made the former No. 6 overall pick a huge disappointment.
No. 12
Defensive Tackle – Russell Maryland
Pick No. 1 – 1991
After going 1-15 in 1990, the Dallas Cowboys selected Outland Trophy winner (best college defensive lineman) Russell Maryland from Miami. However, the future College Football Hall of Fame inductee never lived up to the billing of being the No. 1 overall pick.
Maryland had a respectable career in the NFL as part of the three Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Championships in the 1990’s. In 1993 he was selected to his only Pro Bowl.
Russell Maryland proved to be a nice role player and strong run defender for Dallas’ championship defenses but he was never the best player on the defensive line. In 1996 he signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.
He ended his career with 375 tackles and 24.5 sacks. Fourteen of those sacks came in his five years with the Dallas Cowboys...
