HAMFAMPACK'S MOCK DRAFT

PACK 5.5 - Few trade backs

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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (GB)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (GB)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Whop Philyor
WR
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Kedon Slovis, 58 picks ahead of schedule.

Means falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Spending an early pick on safety with tight end and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in pick 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jaden Hicks
By-the-book stuff, Jaden Hicks at Round 2, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end and interior defensive lineman to take Cole Bishop, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick91 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A conviction pick on Isaac Guerendo at slot 126 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Myles Cole
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Cole in Round 4, Pick 29, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167 Rnd5 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in No. 167. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in the 202nd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219 Rnd6 Eric Watts
A real head-scratcher, Eric Watts in the 219th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at pick No. 245 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick255 Rnd7 Bub Means
They will replay Bub Means at pick 255 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.