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When Dallas selected Tulsa tackle with the 24th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, the newest Cowboy seemed to slot in opposite , at least on Mitch Wishnowsky Jersey paper.But those who knew Smith's background were aware he'd spent his college career on the left side of the line. With entrenched as Dallas' starting left tackle, the similarly named Tyler Smith would have to find another place to compete for a starting job.That job appears to exist at left guard. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones elaborated on Smith's immediate future during an appearance on the , revealing Tyler Smith might not be Tyron Smith's competition or his counterpart on the right side, but Robbie Gould Jersey his running mate -- at least for now."I just think his upside is tremendous," Jones said, . "He played at a smaller school there at Tulsa. He only played in 18 games at Tulsa. But we just feel Nick Bosa Jersey like his skill set really lends to him having an opportunity to be a top, top left tackle at some point."Obviously, we got one of the best in the busine s for him to learn from in Tyron Nick Mullens Jersey Smith. Certainly, Tyler Smith will get an opportunity to hit the field at some other spots at well. He'll compete on that left side: left guard, left tackle."Unfortunately, Tyron has mi sed some time over the past four or five years, so we obviously have to take a look at that with his age and just the track record of him mi sing some games year in and year out. But we do feel like one Laken Tomlinson Jersey of the reasons that we really wanted (Tyler) was his versatility and the upside to go out and play left tackle versus maybe taking a couple guys who were more center-only type guys. We just felt like it was best for our organization to go in that direction."