Two years ago, the Dallas Cowboys made defensive end Taco Charlton their first-round draft pick, taking him 28th overall. However, thus far, Charlton has actually been a pretty big disappointment.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones thinks 2019 could be a breakout year for Charlton, saying that injuries have set him back over the course of his first couple of seasons:

“Taco obviously hasn’t made his way into the starting lineup yet,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. “He had a [shoulder] injury last year, which set him back. He didn’t necessarily come back as strong as he did before he got hurt. So this is a big year for Taco to step up. We certainly need him with our defensive front.”

Charlton played in 11 games this past season, finishing with 27 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.

The 24-year-old's road to playing time won't get any easier in 2019, either, as Dallas acquired fellow defensive lineman Robert Quinn this offseason and also re-signed DeMarcus Lawrence, so it's not like Charlton is going to just jump into the starting group.

He appeared in all 16 contests during his rookie campaign, totaling 19 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble.

Charlton starred at Michigan, and in his senior season with the Wolverines, he racked up 40 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

The Cowboys won 10 games and captured the NFC East division title this past year, marking their third division crown since 2014. Dallas then went on to defeat the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs before falling to the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round the next week.