JDHAYES 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JDHAYES DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Tommy Eichenberg in Round 3, Pick 28, a good 54 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Landing Devonshire that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A wild overpay on Kingsley Suamataia in slot 41, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe slipping to Round 2, Pick 26 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick 91 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
You do not let a running back like Braelon Allen reach No. 126 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They robbed the room for Mason McCormick here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in pick No. 202 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in slot 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
No drama and no debate, LaDarius Henderson went about where he belonged in No. 245. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
C.J. Hanson at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.