The Packers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 5 slot on Joe Milton III a full 31 spots early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bishop. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.28
· Pick 28
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
In the 28th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Jackson Powers-Johnson
· C
· rank 32
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Jackson Powers-Johnson for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Payton Wilson
· LB
· rank 57
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at slot 58 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 76
A slide stopped in pick No. 88, with Max Melton worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 105
Zak Zinter in the 91st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 104
Somehow Cole Bishop was still sitting there in No. 126, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.28
· Pick 128
· Dallin Holker
· TE
· rank 150
Dallin Holker at the 128th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
R4.34
· Pick 134
· Roger Rosengarten
· OT
· rank 135
A straight-up fair deal on Roger Rosengarten at Round 4, Pick 34, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Joe Milton III
· QB
· rank 200
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in No. 169 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Kendall Milton
· RB
· rank 201
Kendall Milton in slot 202 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Dominique Hampton
· S
· rank 234
Dominique Hampton at the 219th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Tylan Grable
· OT
· rank 231
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tylan Grable at pick No. 245. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Edefuan Ulofoshio
· LB
· rank 236
Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 255 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.