GARRYR999'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Packers took Demani Richardson a full 57 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

It is not that Gray is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
In pick No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Nubin at pick 41, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
The board had Edgerrin Cooper higher than slot 58, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They paid sticker price for Caelen Carson in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A clean, defensible pick in the 91st overall pick with a little surplus value in Marshawn Kneeland. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cedric Gray adds a linebacker and leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick168 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 32, where Mason McCormick graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick204 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
They took Nathan Thomas at par in the 204th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They paid up for Rasheen Ali at pick 216 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
A wild overpay on Demani Richardson in slot 243, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at pick No. 251 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.