brabazonlaw'S MOCK DRAFT

Fuaga/Mitchell/Thomas Jr

  • brabazonlaw DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (ARI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 58th overall pick lands the Packers a B, Thomas Jr. and all.

When a board-topper like Brian Thomas Jr. slides to the Round 2 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 25 they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the 27th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 58 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A big swing on Maason Smith at pick 91, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at Round 4, Pick 26 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at slot 164 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at the 202nd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick219 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They let Trevin Wallace come to them and pounced at the 245th pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.