cooperdejean12'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (GB)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (GB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (GB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (GB)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (GB)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (GB)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SEA)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Connor Wedington
WR
Players traded away
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AJ Dillon
RB
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David Bakhtiari
OT
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Eric Stokes
CB
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Josh Jacobs
RB
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Keisean Nixon
CB
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Preston Smith
EDGE
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Romeo Doubs
WR
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Sean Clifford
QB
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Packers reached for Milton III and never recovered. Grade: F.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Joe Milton III at No. 169 is 47 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It bottoms out at a F.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Means value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in Round 1, Pick 16 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick No. 25 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at slot 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Fair-plus on Ja'Lynn Polk, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No drama and no debate, Devontez Walker went about where he belonged in the 88th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at Round 4, Pick 7 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at slot 126, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the 150th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Value with a capital V on Mason McCormick in No. 166, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick168 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick169 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at pick 169 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in pick No. 170 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A slide stopped in the 175th pick, with Walter Rouse worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They talked themselves into Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A real head-scratcher, Jaylen Harrell in pick 202 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A quiet steal in slot 219: Nathaniel Watson for less than the market said. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick235 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at Round 7, Pick 15 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means at No. 245 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 255th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Stacking talent where they were already deep.