jj3325'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jj3325 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers robbed the room for Dial. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Marcellas Dial, the No. 194 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 31 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Hicks pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots. The Baker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jackson Powers-Johnson a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in pick No. 57 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Steal is underselling it; Calen Bullock at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jaden Hicks adds a safety and leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick126 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 126th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at Round 5, Pick 32 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Somehow Braelon Allen was still sitting there in slot 203, and they pounced on premier running back value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Christian Jones for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in the 243rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick251 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
Circle this one: Marcellas Dial at No. 251 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.