You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Panthers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A F, plain and simple.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.