You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cowboys did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A mixed bag that lands at C-.

They will need Holly to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Reese to cover a lot of smaller sins.

If Arvell Reese and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.