The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Jaylen Wright, the No. 158 name on the board, sitting there at slot 203 like a gift left on the doorstep.
Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Nate Wiggins
· CB
· rank 15
In the 25th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 34
Fair-plus on Kamren Kinchens, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Bralen Trice
· DE-EDGE
· rank 37
Bralen Trice in Round 2, Pick 25 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 80
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christian Mahogany at No. 88 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Michael Hall Jr.
· DT
· rank 89
They took Michael Hall Jr. at par in the 91st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Tyrice Knight
· LB
· rank 115
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyrice Knight in slot 125. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Jamari Thrash
· WR
· rank 92
Jamari Thrash in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 158
They robbed the room for Jaylen Wright here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Roger Rosengarten
· OT
· rank 175
Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 217 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Gabe Hall
· DL
· rank 207
Gabe Hall at pick 219 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· Trevor Keegan
· OG
· rank 234
A tidy bit of business in No. 246, where Trevor Keegan graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.