ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ezekiel Elliott and Jaylon Smith were the Dallas Cowboys' top two picks in the 2016 draft. Dak Prescott JerseysOne started Saturday’s preseason game. One didn’t.

Elliott, who is appealing a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, Ezekiel Elliott Jerseysis sitting out his third preseason game as the Cowboys look to keep him healthy. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said if Elliott plays at all in the preseason, it would be in a similar fashion to last year, when he played in one game with seven carries heading into the regular season.

Smith started at middle linebacker against the Indianapolis Colts, Jason Witten Jerseyswith Anthony Hitchens moving to the weak side because Sean Lee is not playing due to a hamstring strain. This is Smith’s first game action since the 2016 Fiesta Bowl, when he was at Notre Dame.

Smith tore anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left knee and also suffered nerve damage that left him with drop foot. The Cowboys drafted Smith in the second round anyway, knowing he would miss his rookie season, Sean Lee Jerseysif not more.

Smith took part in 10 of 14 padded practices while the Cowboys were in Oxnard, California, for training camp. With Lee bothered by the hamstring strain, Smith took the first-team work the final few days of camp.

With Elliott out, Darren McFadden got the start. Tony Romo JerseysIn the Cowboys’ first two drives, he had nine carries for 59 yards but also lost a fumble.