DETROIT – Western Michigan football's Marshawn Kneeland became the 53rd player in program history to be selected in the NFL Draft after he was taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round with the 56th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night.
Kneeland is the first Bronco ever to be selected in the draft by the Cowboys.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., native played 38 career games with the Broncos, making 82 tackles, 13 sacks, 28 tackles for loss, and three forced fumbles. This past season he was named Second Team All-MAC after wreaking havoc on the conference with 57 total tackles, 4.