Even before Ezekiel Elliott and Jaylon Smith were drafted by the Cowboys with their first and second round selections, the two players had an interesting connection.

As most Cowboys fans now know, Smith suffered a devastating knee injury during the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1 of this year when his Notre Dame team faced off against Ezekiel Elliott's Ohio State team.

While Smith was being attended to by the training staff after suffering the injury, Elliott was the only Buckeye to take the time to come over and check on him.

Elliott showed real concern for Smith, putting his hand on his chest and shaking his hand. Check out this screenshot from a YouTube video of the incident (NSFW language):

Even after the injury and many saying he won't play next year, Smith isn't ruling out a return to the field in 2016.

Whether he returns or not, it looks like we already know what kind of teammates these two will be for each other.