blanep'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • blanep DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Austin Reed, 29 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Ulofoshio falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They jumped the gun on Kris Jenkins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at the 58th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
They paid up for Christian Mahogany at No. 88 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
A premium they did not need to pay, Cole Bishop a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in Round 5, Pick 33 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick202 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
The board had cheaper options than Garret Greenfield at pick 202, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd6 Jalen Sundell
They reached a country mile for Jalen Sundell at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 Austin Reed
A wild overpay on Austin Reed in No. 245, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 255th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.