The rest of the league will want that one back. James Williams tumbling to the Packers in Round 6, Pick 44 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reed has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Terrion Arnold
· CB
· rank 18
In slot 25 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 45
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 41 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 37
Somehow Jordan Morgan was still sitting there in the 58th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Junior Colson
· LB
· rank 52
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Junior Colson in the 88th overall pick, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 71
They robbed the room for Jaylen Wright here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Beaux Limmer
· C
· rank 126
They paid sticker price for Beaux Limmer in No. 126, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 154
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Delmar Glaze
· C
· rank 192
A slide stopped in pick 202, with Delmar Glaze worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· James Williams
· LB
· rank 124
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 219 is the definition of value, full stop. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Trente Jones
· OT
· rank 194
Taking Trente Jones in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Austin Reed
· QB
· rank 274
They left a pile of value on the table to take Austin Reed this early at pick No. 255. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.