mhollander21'S MOCK DRAFT

3 February 29

  • mhollander21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Packers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Every board in the league had Bills lower, and that gap is the story. Getting Mustapha where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Value with a capital V on Kris Jenkins in the 58th pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 DJ James
Fair-plus on DJ James, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in Round 3, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 127, where Javon Foster graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A slide stopped in the 168th overall pick, with Malik Mustapha worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick204 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at slot 204 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick216 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
A conviction pick on Keaton Bills at No. 216 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 KT Leveston
Nothing to complain about; KT Leveston went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in pick No. 251 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.