james oxenhammer'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • james oxenhammer DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Cedric Johnson at Round 6, Pick 27 will need to, sitting 25 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Wilson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, running back and other spots still on the board. They banked enough surplus on Melton to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They jumped the gun on Edgerrin Cooper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A want over a need in slot 58: Payton Wilson adds a linebacker while quarterback, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick88 Rnd3 Max Melton
A quiet steal in the 88th overall pick: Max Melton for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
They did well to land Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the 91st pick, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
A real head-scratcher, Tanor Bortolini in the 169th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
They reached a country mile for Cedric Johnson at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tylan Grable
The board had cheaper options than Tylan Grable at pick 219, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A tidy bit of business in the 245th overall pick, where Trevin Wallace graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor at No. 255 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.