| New York Life Protection Index Analysis |
| Dallas Cowboys |
| Season | Rank | Protection Index | Previous Protection Index | Change | Offensive Linemen Drafted |
| 2010 | 12 | 67.6 | 59.5 | 8.1 | Sam Young (T) - Notre Dame |
| 2009 | 16 | 59.5 | 57.7 | 1.8 | |
| 2008 | 18t | 57.7 | 73.6 | -15.9 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 73.6 | 61.8 | 11.8 | Doug Free (T) - Northern Illinois |
| 2006 | 13 | 61.8 | 44.6 | 17.2 | Pat McQuistan (T) - Weber State |
| 2005 | 23 | 44.6 | 65.8 | -21.2 | Rob Petitti (T) - Pittsburgh |
| 2004 | 6 | 65.8 | 47.4 | 18.4 | Jacob Rogers (T) - USC |
| 2003 | 21t | 47.4 | 26.7 | 20.7 | |
| 2002 | 32 | 26.7 | 44.7 | -18.0 | Andre Gurode (C) - Colorado, Tyson Walter (G) - Ohio State |
| 2001 | 24 | 44.7 | 47.5 | -2.8 | Matt Lehr (C) - Virginia Tech, Char-ron Dorsey (T) - Florida State |
| 2000 | 20 | 47.5 | 58.4 | -10.9 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 58.4 | 60.5 | -2.1 | Solomon Page (G) - West Virginia |
| 1998 | 6 | 60.5 | 57.0 | 3.5 | Flozell Adams (T) - Michigan State, Oliver Ross (T) - Iowa State |
| 1997 | 9 | 57.0 | 70.0 | -13.0 | Steve Scifres (T) - Wyoming |
| 1996 | 3 | 70.0 | 69.3 | 0.7 | Clay Shiver (G) - Florida State |
| 1995 | 6 | 69.3 | 70.7 | -1.4 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 70.7 | 68.7 | 2.0 | Larry Allen (G) - Sonoma State, George Hegamin (T) - North Carolina State |
| 1993 | 3 | 68.7 | N/A | N/A | |
