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Virginia running back Cedric Peerman is picked by Baltimore.

For years, there has been a Dallas Cowboys cap sitting on a dresser in John Phillips' Bath County home, and Sunday somebody finally noticed it.

"One of my teachers was here and said I used to wear it all the time," Phillips said. "And, believe it or not, there was a hole in my door that my brother punched through when we were little. To cover up the hole, we put a Cowboys sticker on it, and that was still there."

Phillips, a tight end from Virginia, realizes that he needs to add to his Dallas inventory after his selection by the Cowboys in the sixth round of the NFL Draft.

Phillips was one of two Cavaliers to go in the sixth round. Running back Cedric Peerman from Campbell County was selected by Baltimore with the 12th pick of the sixth round (185th overall). Phillips, a fellow Group A product, went with the 35th pick in the sixth round (208th overall).

Two UVa players had been drafted Saturday, offensive tackle Eugene Monroe by Jacksonville in the first round and outside linebacker Clint Sintim by the New York Giants in the second round.

Cavaliers wide receiver Kevin Ogletree, who passed up his final season of college eligibility after recording a team-high 58 receptions, was not selected. Chicago-based agent Joe Flanagan said Sunday night that Ogletree had accepted a free-agent offer from the Cowboys.

Asked for his reaction to Ogletree not being drafted, Flanagan said, "You know what? I don't have any comment now about anything."

It was the second time in five years that a prominent UVa underclassmen had made himself available for the NFL Draft and not been chosen. Linebacker Kai Parham went that route after making first-team All-ACC in 2005 and never played professionally.

Ogletree said in January that he had spoken to an NFL advisory panel and was satisfied with what he was told.

"It was what I wanted to hear," Ogletree said at the time. "Obviously, it was a draftable grade. I'm not getting into specifics, but they didn't say, 'Hey, guy, you'll be drafted in the seventh round.' I would be back in school if they had."

Also accepting a free-agent deal was UVa inside linebacker Antonio Appleby, who is headed to New England, according to agent Sunny Shah, who described Appleby as a "priority for the Patriots. We were in dialogue the first time."

Phillips had heard he might be drafted in the fourth or fifth round and was starting to get a little antsy before he got a call from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

"He said, 'Hello, this is Jerry Jones,' " said Phillips, named first-team All-ACC last year after catching 48 passes, "but, as soon as I heard the voice, I knew who it was."

Phillips was pleased to know that he would be reunited with Cowboys receivers coach John Garrett, who was on the UVa staff when Phillips was a UVa freshman in 2005. They had spoken at the NFL combine in Indianapolis, where Garrett expressed confidence that Phillips would be chosen, though not necessarily by the Cowboys.

Dallas, which did not have any picks Saturday, added 12 players Sunday in rounds 3-7.

Jones said in an ESPN interview that the Cowboys focused on special teams during the final rounds of the draft.

All-Pro tight end Jason Witten had a team-high 81 receptions for the Cowboys last year, when rookie tight end Martellus Bennett had 20 receptions, four for touchdowns. Phillips had a variety of special-teams assignments early in his career and is looking to polish those skills.

"Obviously, they've got two great tight ends," Phillips said. "It's similar to UVa when I got here and we had two great tight ends [Tom Santi and Jon Stupar]. I've just got to work hard and define a role for myself."