Cowboys select Ohio State safety Caleb Downs at No. 11 in NFL draft after moving up 1 spot

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The Dallas Cowboys have selected Ohio State safety Caleb Downs with the No. 11 pick in the first round of the NFL draft after moving up one spot in a trade with the Miami Dolphins.

The move to try to bolster one of the NFL’s worst defenses was expected, and the Cowboys took no chances on getting a player they wanted.

Dallas sent the 12th pick and two fifth-rounders to the Dolphins.

Dallas still had the No. 20 choice in the first round.

The Cowboys acquired that pick from Green Bay in the trade last year that sent star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Packers.

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