FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys - almost stubbornly, to some critics - failed to select a running back in the NFL Draft.

But after the completion of the process on Saturday, they began their traditional pursuit of undrafted free agents. 

And a source tells CowboysCountry.com that they got themselves a UDFA who actually plays the position.

Nathanial "Nate'' Peat should be coming to The Star with some impressive-enough credentials, even though he wasn't deemed good enough to draft.

He ran a 4.32 40 at his Pro Day, and his vertical leap registered at 41 inches. The school lists him at 5-10, 206, though he may be smaller than that ...

But his parents both ran track at University of Wisconsin. So there's that.

Dallas intended on grabbing a back in this draft, but instead may end up only re-grabbing Ezekiel Elliott in a reunion with the once-cut vet who owner Jerry Jones insists is still "a starter in this league.''

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And what is Peat? We have no idea ... except that he's a Cowboy.

Here's the Draft class:

Round 1, pick 24 - OT Tyler Guyton (Oklahoma)

Round 2, pick 56 - DE Marshawn Kneeland (Western Michigan)

Round 3, pick 73 - G/C Cooper Beebe (Kansas State)

Round 3, pick 87 - LB Marist Liufau (Notre Dame)

Round 5, pick 174 - CB Caelen Carson (Wake Forest)

Round 6, pick 216 - WR Ryan Flournoy (Southeast Missouri State)

Round 7, pick 233 - OT Nathan Thomas (Southeast Missouri State)

Round 7, pick 244 - DT Justin Rogers (Auburn)

And here are the UDFA signings so far ...

Nathaniel Peat - RB, Missouri 

Brevyn Spann-Ford - TE, Minnesota

Corey Crooms - WR, Minnesota

Jason Johnson - LB, UCF

Solo Turner - DB, Illinois

Cam Johnson - WR, Northwestern

Denzel Daxon - DT, Illinois

Brock Mogenson - LB, South Dakota

Byron Vaughns - EDGE, Baylor

Alec Holler - TE, UCF 

Emany Johnson - S, Nevada 

Julius Wood - S, East Carolina

Josh DeBerry - S, Texas A&M