NEAC 'S MOCK DRAFT

March 10th

  • NEAC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Packers shredded theirs for Jalen Sundell. He came off 42 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. 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. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 25th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 26 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Calen Bullock at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick91 Rnd3 DJ James
Fair-plus on DJ James, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cedric Gray at linebacker with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick201 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
A big swing on Garret Greenfield at the 201st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Daijun Edwards at slot 219. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at pick No. 245 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
A real head-scratcher, Jaden Shirden in No. 255 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.