The Dallas Cowboys handed Micah Parsons and the defense needed assurance Thursday. Pass rush help is officially coming ahead of NFL Training Camp. In the form of the team’s second round selection.

Dallas locked in Donovan Ezeiruaku on his rookie deal, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported.

“The 44th overall pick gets 38 percent of the fourth year of the deal guaranteed in a deal negotiated by Andre Odom of Athletes First,” Garafolo shared on X (formerly Twitter). 

Parsons gains a teammate fresh off delivering a staggering 16.5 sacks at Boston College. That production raised the edge rusher’s draft stock. He eventually became a notable day two draft fall.

How Donovan Ezeiruaku can form Cowboys tandem with Micah Parsons

Tyler Booker is Brian Schottenheimer‘s first rookie pick. But Ezeiruaku is Dallas’ first defensive selection from the new head coach.