You build a draft on nights like this. Trevin Wallace had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Allen lower, and that gap is the story.
The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.32
· Pick 32
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 21
In the 32nd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.11
· Pick 43
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 45
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 43 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Payton Wilson
· LB
· rank 57
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in the 58th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Braelon Allen
· RB
· rank 106
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Braelon Allen. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.32
· Pick 95
· Jaden Hicks
· S
· rank 85
Value with a capital V on Jaden Hicks in Round 3, Pick 32, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.32
· Pick 132
· Elijah Jones
· CB
· rank 116
They read the board right and Elijah Jones was the payoff at slot 132. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Tanor Bortolini
· C
· rank 187
Value said wait; Tanor Bortolini in pick 169 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Caedan Wallace
· OT
· rank 213
A premium they did not need to pay, Caedan Wallace a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Ryan Flournoy
· WR
· rank 202
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 44, with Ryan Flournoy worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Sam Hartman
· QB
· rank 258
They liked Sam Hartman enough to skip the value, taking him in the 245th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
Steal is underselling it; Trevin Wallace at the 255th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.