The Packers clearly saw something nobody else did in Matthew Jones, taking him 44 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
Landing Eichenberg that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 19
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 58
A conviction pick on T'Vondre Sweat at pick 41 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Jonah Elliss
· DE-EDGE
· rank 49
They read the board right and Jonah Elliss was the payoff at slot 57. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Tykee Smith
· S
· rank 96
Tykee Smith at the 88th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Audric Estime
· RB
· rank 97
They took Audric Estime at par in the 91st pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Javon Foster
· OT
· rank 129
No drama and no debate, Javon Foster went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 26. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 128
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 168 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Isaiah Davis
· RB
· rank 190
Isaiah Davis slipping to the 203rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 260
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Maurice Smith
· C
· rank 264
Value said wait; Maurice Smith in slot 243 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Kenny Logan Jr.
· S
· rank 224
Taking Kenny Logan Jr. in the 251st pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.