The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Packers watched Tre Harris slide 177 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A D that will need time and luck to look better.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.24
· Pick 24
· Wyatt Milum
· OT
· rank 13
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
R2.24
· Pick 56
· Jahdae Barron
· CB
· rank 14
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in No. 56, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.24
· Pick 88
· Walter Nolen
· DT
· rank 12
Taking Walter Nolen in the 88th pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.34
· Pick 98
· Donovan Jackson
· OT
· rank 85
Donovan Jackson slipping to Round 3, Pick 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.35
· Pick 99
· Ashton Gillotte
· DL-EDGE
· rank 65
Circle this one: Ashton Gillotte at the 99th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.14
· Pick 115
· Daylen Everette
· CB
· rank 118
Daylen Everette at slot 115 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.32
· Pick 133
· Billy Bowman Jr.
· S
· rank 111
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach pick 133 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.18
· Pick 155
· Jihaad Campbell
· LB
· rank 40
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 155 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.22
· Pick 159
· Ashton Jeanty
· RB
· rank 2
Ashton Jeanty at Round 5, Pick 22 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.28
· Pick 165
· Trey Amos
· CB
· rank 57
They robbed the room for Trey Amos here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.24
· Pick 199
· Tre Harris
· WR
· rank 22
They barely believed it either: Tre Harris still on the board at slot 199. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.21
· Pick 237
· Jake Majors
· C
· rank 93
They will replay Jake Majors at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Sonny Styles
· S
· rank 124
Sonny Styles in the 250th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.