You build a draft on nights like this. Tyler Owens had no business being available in the 251st pick, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They will need Jones to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Terrion Arnold
· CB
· rank 24
In pick 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 23
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at the 41st pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 41
A quiet steal in pick No. 58: Chris Braswell for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
· S
· rank 83
Good price on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 96
No drama and no debate, Trey Benson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 28. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Javon Foster
· OT
· rank 121
Nothing to complain about; Javon Foster went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 156
Nice patience on Kitan Oladapo, who had no business lasting to slot 168. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Curtis Jacobs
· LB
· rank 197
Curtis Jacobs in No. 204 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Jaylan Ford
· LB
· rank 196
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jaylan Ford in the 216th pick, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 254
A conviction pick on Matthew Jones at pick No. 243 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Tyler Owens
· S
· rank 228
They will replay Tyler Owens at slot 251 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.