mhollander21'S MOCK DRAFT

2 March 11

  • mhollander21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on McKinstry: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kool-Aid McKinstry tumbling to the Packers in No. 58 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting McMahon proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick 25 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 41 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Circle this one: Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 58th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 25, where Xavier Legette graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in the 91st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Isaac Guerendo at the Round 4 slot is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in No. 168 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick201 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in slot 201 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick219 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Taking Jaylan Ford in the 219th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
Dylan McMahon at the 245th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 KT Leveston
They read the board right and KT Leveston was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 35. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.