jj3325'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jj3325 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 217th overall pick lands the Packers a B-, Harrell and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jaylen Harrell at the 217th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Hicks pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots.

The cost of the Wright reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kamren Kinchens
A conviction pick on Kamren Kinchens at pick 25 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They jumped the gun on Jackson Powers-Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A straight-up fair deal on Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 57, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick88 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at the 88th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent slot 91 on Jaden Hicks, a safety they were not short of.
Pick125 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They robbed the room for Khyree Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
A real head-scratcher, Jaylen Wright in No. 135 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Myles Jones
They took Myles Jones at par in the 203rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They let Jase McClellan come to them and pounced at pick 219. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the 246th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.