You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Cowboys spent pick No. 20 on Cashius Howell while wide receiver, cornerback and other spots sat unaddressed.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

So much rides on R Mason Thomas that the real verdict is a season or two away.