jj3325'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jj3325 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SF)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (SF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.

The Packers clearly saw something nobody else did in Cedric Gray, taking him 40 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Hicks pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots.

On value alone, Pearl makes the weekend a net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 25th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They let Quinyon Mitchell come to them and pounced at pick 41. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick64 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
They paid sticker price for Javon Bullard in pick No. 64, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
They took McKinnley Jackson at par in No. 88, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jaden Hicks adds a safety and leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in No. 125 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in slot 135 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
They will replay Julian Pearl at the 203rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick217 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at pick No. 217 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick219 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
They talked themselves into Demani Richardson at Round 6, Pick 44, and the board did not agree. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick246 Rnd7 Evan Williams
They reached into another round for Evan Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.