NEAC'S MOCK DRAFT

April 12th

  • NEAC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Packers walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Oladapo value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 25 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 41st overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at pick 88 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine is a better player than slot 91 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
They paid a round early for Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 126, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at Round 5, Pick 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A conviction pick on Nathaniel Watson at the 202nd pick that the board grades a round light. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at the 219th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.