james_oxenhammer'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • james_oxenhammer DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Jaylen Wright at pick 125, a reach of 33 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Packers indulged a want in Mustapha while a need in quarterback, wide receiver and other spots stayed open. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A tidy little value on Chop Robinson in pick 41, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at Round 2, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A big swing on Jaden Hicks at slot 88, well ahead of any board in the building. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at No. 91 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick135 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Malik Mustapha in pick 135 leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
No edge and no loss on Jordan Magee in the 203rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick217 Rnd6 Dylan McMahon
They reached into another round for Dylan McMahon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Matthew Jones in pick No. 219, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A reach on Dwight McGlothern in the 246th pick; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.