DKamm'S MOCK DRAFT

draft 4

  • DKamm DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Harden: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Myles Harden at pick No. 216 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 25 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 41st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
They read the board right and Calen Bullock was the payoff at No. 88. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving in Round 3, Pick 28 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in the 127th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick168 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at slot 168 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nathan Thomas. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Myles Harden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Myles Harden in No. 216, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They robbed the room for Michael Barrett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Magee went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.