mhollander21'S MOCK DRAFT
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2 March 8

  • mhollander21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 243 lands the Packers a B, Smith and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Packers were there to profit. Ainias Smith, the No. 131 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 243. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Colson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 25 they get a long-term starter on the line at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick41 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
The board had Terrion Arnold higher than slot 41, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Somehow Tyler Nubin was still sitting there in No. 58, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick88 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Taking Edgerrin Cooper in the 88th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A curious use of pick No. 91. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Junior Colson did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They barely believed it either: Braelon Allen still on the board at the 127th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than Round 5, Pick 32 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dillon Johnson
Circle this one: Dillon Johnson at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in slot 216 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick No. 243 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They robbed the room for Caedan Wallace here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.