10 players who belong in Dallas Cowboys Hall of Shame

7. Shante Carver, Defensive End

Looking to replace Charles Haley and Tony Tolbert, the Cowboys went into the 1994 NFL Draft looking for a defensive end. As most fans know, targeting one position never works out well, especially when the player that is on top of the board gets away.

That’s what happened when Dallas was unable to trade up for Willie McGinest, which is the pass-rusher they had their hearts set on. With him gone, they went for plan B which was to give up their first and second-round pick (No. 28 and No. 62) in exchange for the San Francisco 49ers pick at No. 23 and a seventh-round pick.

With that 23rd pick, the Cowboys took ASU standout, Shante Carver. As a rookie, Carver dealt with injuries and played in just 10 games, and had only two tackles. He made more noise off the field, as he was involved in an accident where he decided to go ahead and ditch his truck and report it stolen (crazy how that didn’t work out).

There was also an incident in 1996 where he had to leave the team for what head coach Barry Switzer called “personal reasons” but rumors suggested he was facing a substance-abuse suspension.

He did play better in 1997, which was his most impressive season where he recorded 40 tackles and six sacks — which was more than half of his career total of 11.5. That was still his last season with the Cowboys and he never played in the NFL again.