Jcp25'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jcp25 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Isaac Rex at the 243rd pick regardless, 82 picks early. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Getting Smith where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin in pick No. 41 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
They paid up for MarShawn Lloyd at slot 88 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Gray in the 91st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick127 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
They left a pile of value on the table to take Khristian Boyd this early at No. 127. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 168th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick204 Rnd6 C.J. Hanson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for C.J. Hanson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Omar Brown
Omar Brown in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac Rex well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal is a better player than pick 251 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.