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 weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

So much rides on Caleb Williams that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The Bullard pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety, running back and other spots still on the board.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Cowing at that price is a win they earned.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, safety very much included.