The Cowboys put a flag in the ground for Elijah Paige, 58 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

So much rides on Trinidad Chambliss that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. With linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on edge rusher is the choice that costs them.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.