Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Packers were there to profit. Michael Barrett, the No. 218 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 7 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
The Cole pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Jackson Powers-Johnson
· C
· rank 29
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Payton Wilson
· LB
· rank 42
Payton Wilson in No. 41 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 75
Cooper Beebe in pick 58 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· DJ James
· CB
· rank 87
A straight-up fair deal on DJ James at the 88th pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Xavier Legette
· WR
· rank 74
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at pick No. 91 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· James Williams
· S
· rank 120
James Williams at slot 126 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Isaiah Davis
· RB
· rank 164
Isaiah Davis in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Myles Cole
· DE-EDGE
· rank 221
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Myles Cole well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 220
No edge and no loss on Garret Greenfield in No. 219; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Michael Barrett
· LB
· rank 218
Taking Michael Barrett in pick No. 245 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Kimani Vidal
· RB
· rank 241
Kimani Vidal slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 35 is lovely value for the running back. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.