skambam'S MOCK DRAFT

Focus Pack 007

  • skambam DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.

The Packers went off the board in a big way for Tanor Bortolini, 99 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

Magee at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in the 41st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick57 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
No edge and no loss on Javon Bullard in Round 2, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick88 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 3 slot on Tykee Smith with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
Pick91 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Roman Wilson at pick 91 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanor Bortolini. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slid further than he should have, and No. 168 is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
The board had cheaper options than Jaylen Harrell at the 203rd pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
Circle this one: Emani Bailey at pick 216 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at Round 7, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick251 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
Value said wait; DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 251 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.