Thirty-one other rooms let Xavier Legette slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at the Round 3 slot. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
The cost of the Gray reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Graham Barton
· OT
· rank 25
In pick No. 25 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 42
Javon Bullard at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Darius Robinson
· DL-EDGE
· rank 39
They will replay Darius Robinson at the 58th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Xavier Legette
· WR
· rank 38
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Legette in the 88th pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cedric Gray
· LB
· rank 113
A wild overpay on Cedric Gray in No. 91, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Roger Rosengarten
· OT
· rank 135
A reach on Roger Rosengarten in pick 126; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Tyrone Tracy Jr.
· WR
· rank 153
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in Round 5, Pick 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Jordan Magee
· LB
· rank 222
Jordan Magee at slot 202 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Dominique Hampton
· S
· rank 234
Dominique Hampton at the Round 6 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Marcellas Dial
· CB
· rank 243
No edge and no loss on Marcellas Dial in slot 245; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Tylan Grable
· OT
· rank 231
Steal is underselling it; Tylan Grable at the 255th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.