As Rod Smith makes the transition from running back to fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, he has to keep reminding himself of one thing.

"I have to get in a three-point stance," Smith said this week at the Cowboys' annual golf event in Grapevine. "Other than that, it comes natural. ...I'm looking forward to it."

The Cowboys are also trying out Keith Smith, a linebacker and special teams contributor, at the fullback position.

Rod Smith, 6-3, 231, said the position move was shocking when it was first brought up, but "I was happy to still be on the team. It gives me a better chance because I'm reading basically what the running back reads. I've got good vision. Usually the running backs are going off the fullbacks, so hopefully I can help them."

Smith is the older brother of linebacker Jaylon Smith, who the Cowboys drafted in the second round and who is rehabbing after major knee surgery. The brothers have never played on the same team before. Now they're sharing the same locker room at Valley Ranch.

"It's a dream come true," Rod said. "Not in a million years did I think my brother would be suiting up with me on the same team, on America's team. [Draft day] was a really big day for my little brother, my family and the city of Fort Wayne."

Rod said his brother has remained optimistic.

"It was his first real adversity," Rod said. "All I can do is play big brother and do my role, keep his mind focused on the long-term goal. It's only a matter of time until he's back 100 percent healthy. He's already ahead of schedule. ...He's a mature man, and he's handled it well."

The brothers, Rod said, plan to live in apartments that are next door to each other.

Rod is also close with running back Ezekiel Elliott, who Dallas drafted with the No. 4 pick, after playing together at Ohio State.

"We've got some history together," Rod Smith said. "That's like my little brother since he stepped on campus at Ohio State. Now he's here so all I can do is try to help him out after what I've learned through my first year dealing with the Cowboys. They both got their heads on the right way."