jj3325'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jj3325 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.

The Packers did not so much draft John Emery Jr. as overpay for him, 99 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The Pritchett value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 25th pick they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Nothing to complain about; Kamren Kinchens went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick57 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 57 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick88 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at No. 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 91 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
A wild overpay on Jaylen Wright in the 126th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They robbed the room for Nehemiah Pritchett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick203 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Jones in pick No. 203. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick 216 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick243 Rnd7 John Emery Jr.
John Emery Jr. 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 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.