buffalof'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • buffalof DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers let Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tykee Smith, pick No. 219, roughly 59 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Orhorhoro lower, and that gap is the story.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 25th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They robbed the room for Kool-Aid McKinstry here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
A reach on Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 2, Pick 26; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the 88th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
You do not let a running back like Jaylen Wright reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
A quiet steal in No. 126: Spencer Rattler for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Javon Foster
They barely believed it either: Javon Foster still on the board at slot 169. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They let Tanor Bortolini come to them and pounced at pick No. 202. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Somehow Tykee Smith was still sitting there in the 219th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.