LeapinLambeaus'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • LeapinLambeaus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.

The Sam Hartman selection is the head-turner. The Packers reached 40 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Smith that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In pick No. 25 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick58 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick 58 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe slipping to Round 3, Pick 25 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A tidy bit of business in the 91st overall pick, where Dadrion Taylor-Demerson graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
This one needs a full-page explanation: Justin Eboigbe in No. 127, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick 168 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in the 204th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 216. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick243 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in slot 243 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick251 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
By-the-book stuff, Tatum Bethune at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.