jbizzle'S MOCK DRAFT

Packers 3

  • jbizzle DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers won the night they stopped Higgins from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Jay Higgins, the No. 183 name on the board, sitting there at slot 237 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Bryant to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick No. 23 they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at pick 54 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Chris Paul Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick124 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Alexander. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A premium they did not need to pay, Cobee Bryant a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jay Higgins at slot 237 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick250 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They let Miles Frazier come to them and pounced at the 250th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.