Emont432 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Emont432 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Marcus Harris
DL-EDGE Auburn
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Wedig
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Packers walked out of the weekend still thin at quarterback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Abrams-Draine falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Every board in the league had Chambers lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Nubin
In pick 25 they get an enforcer at safety at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in the 41st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 57th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
They took Tyler Davis at par in Round 3, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A clean, defensible pick in No. 125 with a little surplus value in Sataoa Laumea. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A quiet steal in slot 135: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
They reached a country mile for Steele Chambers at pick No. 203, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick217 Rnd6 Blake Watson
No edge and no loss on Blake Watson in slot 217; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris in Round 6, Pick 44 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
They jumped the gun on Trey Wedig, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.