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
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers won the night they stopped Laube from sliding. Grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Dylan Laube sat on the board until No. 219, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Every board in the league had Eichenberg lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
They went early on Kiran Amegadjie in the 58th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Kalen King
They reached into another round for Kalen King, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
A wild overpay on Tommy Eichenberg in slot 91, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
By-the-book stuff, Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in pick No. 169 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
Circle this one: Marcus Harris at pick 202 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
Somehow Dylan Laube was still sitting there in No. 219, and they pounced on premier running back value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Austin Reed
Value said wait; Austin Reed in Round 7, Pick 25 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick255 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They talked themselves into Taulia Tagovailoa at the 255th pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.