jj3325'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jj3325 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers won the night they stopped Legette from sliding. Grade: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Packers watched Xavier Legette slide 90 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They are betting Williams proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean is a better player than the 25th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They went early on Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st pick, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
You do not let a safety like Kamren Kinchens reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Christian Mahogany at pick No. 88. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving in slot 91 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
Somehow Xavier Legette was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at No. 168 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick203 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Circle this one: LaDarius Henderson at pick 203 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They barely believed it either: Curtis Jacobs still on the board at the 216th pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick243 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy at Round 7, Pick 23 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at the 251st overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.