Pack a Day 1'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers won the night they stopped Bullard from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Packers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Javon Bullard, the No. 66 name on the board, in the 91st pick.

With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Cephus reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 9 with a little surplus value in Kamren Kinchens. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
The board had T.J. Tampa higher than No. 57, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They barely believed it either: Payton Wilson still on the board at the 88th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick91 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A curious use of pick No. 91. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Javon Bullard did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 125th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 James Williams
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: James Williams adds a safety while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick203 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick 203 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in Round 6, Pick 42 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A wild overpay on Joshua Cephus in pick 219, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
By-the-book stuff, Eric Gentry at No. 246 squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.