JDHAYES 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • JDHAYES DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers let King fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

When a board-topper like Kalen King slides to the 202nd pick, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not.

The Hanson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 25 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper DeJean at the 41st pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
The board had cheaper options than Christian Mahogany at the 88th overall pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A wild overpay on Matt Goncalves in Round 3, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Cole Bishop in pick No. 126, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick169 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kalen King
The board fumbled Kalen King all the way to pick 202, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd6 C.J. Hanson
C.J. Hanson at pick 219 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Somehow Julian Pearl was still sitting there in the 245th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at Round 7, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.