The Dallas Cowboys added two Buckeyes on Tuesday.
The Cowboys made a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders for Johnathan Hankins, sending a pair of late-round draft picks in exchange for the former Ohio State defensive tackle.
Per @TomPelissero, its a 2023 sixth-round pick to Las Vegas with a 2024 7th rounder going back. https://t.co/9PL2I90bXr
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 25, 2022
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Cowboys are also signing former Ohio State cornerback Kendall Sheffield to their practice squad.
The #Cowboys are expected to sign free agent CB Kendall Sheffield to their practice squad, source said, as the former #Falcons and #Texans defender is potential help given the loss of CB Jourdan Lewis to foot surgery.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 25, 2022
Hankins heads to Dallas after four-and-a-half seasons with the Raiders. While Hankins was the Raiders’ starting nose tackle in his first four seasons with the franchise, his playing time had decreased this season, in which he appeared in five games and made 10 total tackles for Las Vegas.
Sheffield joins the Cowboys’ practice squad after he was waived from the Houston Texans’ injured reserve list earlier this month. He spent his first three NFL seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, appearing in 38 games with 20 starts from 2019-21, but has not played in a regular-season game this year.
With the additions of Hankins and Sheffield, the Dallas Cowboys now have six former Ohio State players under contract. Hankins joins Ezekiel Elliott, Noah Brown and Malik Hooker on the Cowboys’ active roster, while former Ohio State long snapper Jake McQuaide is on the Cowboys’ injured reserve after tearing his triceps earlier this season.
