During the recent Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp, first-round pick Caleb Downs was sporting a new number. After wearing No. 2 throughout his collegiate career, Downs was given the number 18. With rookie minicamp done, the Cowboys are now preparing to meet ...

Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski gave the Cowboys a grade of A-plus-plus for the pick. "Downs will immediately make everyone on the unit better and give Dallas the highest IQ defender among the rookie crop and an all-around playmaker who can be used in a variety of ways,

Cowboys safety Caleb Downs has the top-selling jersey of all rookies.

When the Dallas Cowboys top headline focuses on rookie Caleb Downs and his jersey number, the dead news zone of the offseason must have arrived. The Downs news is centered around the No. 2, the jersey he wore at Ohio St.

The Dallas Cowboys are garnering attention for a potential Defensive Rookie of the Year winner, but it isn't who most would expect.