The Zion Logue pick is the one that will follow the Packers into the fall. They took him 39 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Hardy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.15
· Pick 15
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 15
In the 15th pick they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 35
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Morgan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.14
· Pick 46
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 42
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edgerrin Cooper in the 46th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Xavier Worthy
· WR
· rank 56
Xavier Worthy at Round 2, Pick 26 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Bucky Irving
· RB
· rank 93
No edge and no loss on Bucky Irving in pick No. 88; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Nehemiah Pritchett
· CB
· rank 134
They paid sticker price for Nehemiah Pritchett in pick 127, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Luke McCaffrey
· WR
· rank 165
Fair-plus on Luke McCaffrey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Cedric Johnson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 212
A conviction pick on Cedric Johnson at the 204th pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Daequan Hardy
· CB
· rank 195
They will replay Daequan Hardy at No. 216 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Tyler Owens
· S
· rank 228
Tyler Owens slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 23 is lovely value for the safety. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Zion Logue
· DL
· rank 290
A wild overpay on Zion Logue in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.