mhollander21'S MOCK DRAFT

1 April 8

  • mhollander21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Simpson: B.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Jaylin Simpson, the No. 137 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Tampa lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A reach for T.J. Tampa in the 41st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Circle this one: Xavier Legette at pick 58 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Value with a capital V on Jaylen Wright in Round 3, Pick 25, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in the 91st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Nothing to complain about; Javon Foster went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 James Williams
Taking James Williams in pick No. 169 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick202 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They went early on Drake Nugent in No. 202, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at the 219th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at Round 7, Pick 25 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Steele Chambers in pick No. 255, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.