GSD3'S MOCK DRAFT

outsmarted myself

  • GSD3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (TB)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Bakhtiari
OT
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Royce Newman
OG
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB
The Packers lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Packers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Reaching for Smith left real value on the table behind him.

Landing Legette that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

So much rides on Edgerrin Cooper that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in slot 44 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick54 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Fair-plus on T.J. Tampa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock slid further than he should have, and the 85th pick is lovely value for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at No. 88 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
By-the-book stuff, Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A want over a need in the 127th overall pick: Tykee Smith adds a safety while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in pick No. 129 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
They paid up for Dylan Laube at the 135th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in the 168th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 204 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick243 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A straight-up fair deal on LaDarius Henderson at pick 243, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at slot 251 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick255 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edefuan Ulofoshio in No. 255. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.