Emont432 'S MOCK DRAFT

GPG

  • Emont432 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ford should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jaylan Ford, the No. 205 name on the board, stolen at slot 245.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Randolph Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at slot 41, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in No. 58 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 25 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick91 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at the 91st pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ray Davis
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ray Davis in the 126th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reach for Ty'Ron Hopper in pick No. 169; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick202 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
They liked Keith Randolph Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 202. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
The board had cheaper options than Trevin Wallace at pick No. 219, and it noticed. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at No. 245 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick255 Rnd7 KT Leveston
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 35: KT Leveston for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.