The Myles Cole pick is the one that will follow the Packers into the fall. They took him 50 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Bullock pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and tight end still on the board.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.26
· Pick 26
· Graham Barton
· OT
· rank 26
In slot 26 they get a building block for the line at fair value.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 42
A clean, defensible pick in pick 45 with a little surplus value in Javon Bullard. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.19
· Pick 51
· T.J. Tampa
· CB
· rank 51
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T.J. Tampa. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.20
· Pick 52
· Junior Colson
· LB
· rank 52
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 20. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.1
· Pick 65
· Kiran Amegadjie
· OT
· rank 66
Kiran Amegadjie at No. 65 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 71
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylen Wright in the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.13
· Pick 77
· Sedrick Van Pran
· C
· rank 72
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 77 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Calen Bullock
· S
· rank 83
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and tight end to take Calen Bullock, a safety that was not the priority.
R4.3
· Pick 103
· Brenden Rice
· WR
· rank 96
Brenden Rice in slot 103 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Mekhi Wingo
· DT
· rank 107
Mekhi Wingo in the 105th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.14
· Pick 114
· Johnny Wilson
· WR
· rank 125
They jumped the gun on Johnny Wilson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
R4.16
· Pick 116
· Isaac Guerendo
· RB
· rank 128
Isaac Guerendo at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.13
· Pick 149
· Myles Cole
· DE-EDGE
· rank 199
Myles Cole at pick 149 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.