The Packers torched the value chart for Austin Stogner, taking him 103 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A mixed bag that lands at C.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.
The Bishop pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and quarterback still on the board. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Green.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Graham Barton
· OT
· rank 26
In pick 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 47
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in No. 41, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.31
· Pick 63
· Patrick Paul
· OT
· rank 69
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 76
They read the board right and Renardo Green was the payoff at pick No. 88. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Will Shipley
· RB
· rank 108
A conviction pick on Will Shipley at the 91st pick that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.31
· Pick 94
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 104
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cole Bishop adds a safety and leaves edge rusher and quarterback untouched.
R4.24
· Pick 124
· Josh Newton
· CB
· rank 121
A reasonable price with a little left over, Josh Newton in the 124th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Anthony Gould
· WR
· rank 142
Anthony Gould in the 126th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· AJ Barner
· TE
· rank 172
A straight-up fair deal on AJ Barner at No. 169, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· JD Bertrand
· LB
· rank 221
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for JD Bertrand. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 234
A premium they did not need to pay, Trevin Wallace a notch or two before his time. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Austin Stogner
· TE
· rank 348
Austin Stogner in Round 7, Pick 25 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Evan Anderson
· DL
· rank 283
They reached into another round for Evan Anderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.