The board owed the Cowboys one, and it paid up: Jahdae Barron, the No. 14 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 12 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If Kiser pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.