The team with the worst record from the prior season gets the first pick in every round, the Champion gets the last pick in every round. There are 7 rounds, every team starts out with one pick in each round but is allowed to trade those picks. The NFL awards compensatory picks to teams who lost free agent players, teams are not allowed to trade compensatory picks.
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The Chiefs began play as the Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960 and moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs in 1963. That said, the first ever draft pick for the franchise was QB Don Meredith from SMU in the 1960 AFL draft. Meredith was also selected by the Bears in the 1960 NFL draft and chose to play in the NFL. The Bears traded Meredith to the Cowboys shortly after the 1960 NFL draft. The first ever draft choice for the franchise after it moved to Kansas City was DT Buck Buchanan from Grambling in the 1963 AFL draft. Buchanan played 13 seasons with the Chiefs and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
The Cowboys have eight picks overall in the 2011 National Football League college draft. They have one pick each in Rounds 1 through 6 and two selections in Round 7.
He played college football at USC, declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft, and was drafted by the Steelers.