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Cowboys Get FB Chapas In 7th Round Of Draft

IRVING (AP) The Dallas Cowboys have picked fullback Shaun Chapas from Georgia with the first of their two picks in the final round of the NFL draft.

Chapas was picked 220th overall in the seventh round Saturday. After that, the Cowboys have a compensatory pick remaining at 252nd overall.

Earlier Saturday, Dallas picked Missouri State offensive lineman David Arkin in the fourth round, Buffalo cornerback Josh Thomas in the fifth round, and East Carolina receiver Dwayne Harris in the sixth round.

The Cowboys began the draft picking Southern Cal offensive tackle Tyron Smith with the ninth overall selection. They got North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter in the second round and Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray in the third.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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