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The Cowboys are turning rookie offensive linemen Tyler Guyton and Cooper Beebe into new-position stars.

Say all you want about Jerry Jones’ inability to keep the talent he has – and we’ve all done more than enough of that in the cases of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons – but we have to give a proverbial tip of the 10-gallon hat to Dallas’ personnel people, led by rockstar VP of Player Personnel Will McClay, for their ability to identify and maximize prospect talent in the draft.

Lamb and Parsons were each first-round picks in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and it wasn’t tough to see that each of them had what it took to be among the best players at their positions. But McClay and his crew have also stolen future stars like Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, and Osa Odighizuwa outside of the first round.

The 2024 Cowboys draft seems to have representatives from each of the two groups – the obvious first-round talent in Oklahoma offensive tackle Tyler Guyton, and the more hidden future star in Kansas State offensive lineman Cooper Beebe.

Dallas got Guyton with the 29th overall pick in the first round, circled back for Western Michigan defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland (another guy who’s already looking like a pro on the field) with the 56th overall pick in the second round, and then selected Beebe with the 73rd overall pick in the third round.

None of this is unusual, per se – all good personnel departments are good in part because they’re able to spot later-round talent. But in the cases of Guyton and Beebe, their early success is interesting, because they’re excelling at positions they didn’t really play in college.

Tyler Guyton is already an alpha left tackle.

In two seasons with TCU and two more with the Sooners, per Pro Football Focus, Guyton lined up 1,011 times at right tackle, and just 74 times on the left side. But the Cowboys saw him as a blindside protector right away. And Guyton did not disagree.

“Just refining my technique, repetition over and over,” Guyton said of the switch soon after he was drafted. “Working on it so much that you can’t get it wrong. It’s just switching your footwork, your hands and your technique, and also fitting the plays in the run.

“I’ve been playing left tackle since I’ve gotten into college. I actually feel like I’m better at left tackle and I’m more comfortable over there anyway. The switch should be pretty easy.”