For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Panthers walked out of the weekend still thin at wide receiver, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Landing Slaughter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.