When a board-topper like Garret Greenfield slides to slot 245, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The Bishop pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Bishop reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 28
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.18
· Pick 50
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 46
A tidy little value on Edgerrin Cooper in the 50th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.31
· Pick 63
· Ruke Orhorhoro
· DT
· rank 65
They took Ruke Orhorhoro at par in slot 63, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Jaden Hicks
· S
· rank 73
Jaden Hicks at Round 3, Pick 25 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 106
A surprising call. With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the 91st pick on Cole Bishop, a safety they were not short of.
R4.24
· Pick 124
· Braelon Allen
· RB
· rank 108
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Braelon Allen at pick No. 124 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
· CB
· rank 114
The board had Jarvis Brownlee Jr. higher than No. 126, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.31
· Pick 131
· Roger Rosengarten
· OT
· rank 135
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Roger Rosengarten. The roster fit checks out.
R5.25
· Pick 161
· Tykee Smith
· S
· rank 160
By-the-book stuff, Tykee Smith at the 161st pick squarely in line with his ranking. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Walter Rouse
· OT
· rank 163
Walter Rouse at slot 169 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.36
· Pick 172
· Malik Mustapha
· S
· rank 171
Malik Mustapha at No. 172 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Ro Torrence
· CB
· rank 178
They robbed the room for Ro Torrence here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Ryan Flournoy
· WR
· rank 203
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Ryan Flournoy worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 216
Steal is underselling it; Garret Greenfield at Round 7, Pick 25 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Kimani Vidal
· RB
· rank 252
Kimani Vidal in pick 251 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Tyler Owens
· S
· rank 255
Tyler Owens in the 255th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.