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Stephen Jones: Unlikely Cowboys will trade up in 1st round

Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports

Don't expect any drastic moves from the Dallas Cowboys during the first round of the NFL draft.

Dallas holds the No. 28 overall pick, and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said it's unlikely they'll try to move up the draft board.

"I think this year it's tougher than ever because I do think there's great depth in this draft at positions of need for us," Jones told Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News. "To give up one of those guys for a player, to give up two for one, is a tough deal for us. I would never rule it out, but at the same time, I don't necessarily say it's likely, especially with our first-round pick."

Jones also hinted that the Cowboys will use their first-round pick on a defensive lineman, safety, or cornerback.

"It doesn't necessarily just have to be a right end. Obviously we're looking at secondary players, and then at the same time, we'll certainly evaluate any player that we have extremely high on our board that may have fallen to our pick at 28. That's always an option that it wouldn't be a defensive lineman or a secondary player. It very well could be another position."

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