The trade table was a mismatch, and the Packers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.
They will answer for taking defensive back early while edge rusher, cornerback and other spots went begging. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Arnold.
Every board in the league had Tagovailoa lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In the end it comes back to Xavier Worthy, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.31
· Pick 31
· Xavier Worthy
· WR
· rank 32
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.7
· Pick 39
· Keon Coleman
· WR
· rank 38
By-the-book stuff, Keon Coleman at the 39th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.16
· Pick 48
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 46
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in pick No. 48. It fills a real need, too.
R3.7
· Pick 71
· Braelon Allen
· RB
· rank 72
Braelon Allen in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.18
· Pick 82
· Kris Abrams-Draine
· DB
· rank 81
A want over a need in No. 82: Kris Abrams-Draine adds a defensive back while edge rusher, cornerback and other spots keeps waiting.
R4.7
· Pick 107
· Terrion Arnold
· DB
· rank 87
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Terrion Arnold adds a defensive back and leaves edge rusher, cornerback and other spots untouched.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· MarShawn Lloyd
· RB
· rank 140
MarShawn Lloyd at No. 135 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.10
· Pick 185
· Raheim Sanders
· RB
· rank 177
Nice patience on Raheim Sanders, who had no business lasting to the 185th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Willie Roberts
· DB
· rank 212
They did well to land Willie Roberts in Round 6, Pick 42, just ahead of his grade. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Dorian Singer
· WR
· rank 214
A tidy little value on Dorian Singer in pick 219, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.8
· Pick 228
· Taulia Tagovailoa
· QB
· rank 247
Taulia Tagovailoa at pick No. 228 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.