Thirty-one other rooms let Bryson Nesbit slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at the Round 7 slot. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They will need Estime to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.
They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Keon Coleman
· WR
· rank 24
Keon Coleman in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 27
Nice patience on Jordan Morgan, who had no business lasting to slot 41. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.29
· Pick 61
· Josh Newton
· CB
· rank 61
Josh Newton at No. 61 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 69
They barely believed it either: Javon Bullard still on the board at the 88th overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.29
· Pick 92
· Audric Estime
· RB
· rank 101
They went early on Audric Estime in pick No. 92, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.36
· Pick 99
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 84
Christian Mahogany in the 99th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Ainias Smith
· WR
· rank 123
They took Ainias Smith at par in pick 125, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Luke McCaffrey
· QB
· rank 143
They paid a round early for Luke McCaffrey in Round 4, Pick 35, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Ben Bywater
· LB
· rank 209
Ben Bywater at slot 203 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Jonah Monheim
· OT
· rank 212
Jonah Monheim in Round 6, Pick 42 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· De'Corian Clark
· WR
· rank 220
No edge and no loss on De'Corian Clark in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· Bryson Nesbit
· TE
· rank 200
Circle this one: Bryson Nesbit at No. 246 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.