You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Packers did exactly that with Tommy Eichenberg in the 91st overall pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
It is not that Eichenberg is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. Robinson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.31
· Pick 31
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 22
In the 31st pick they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 47
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at No. 41, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Payton Wilson
· LB
· rank 53
Fair-plus on Payton Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 143
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Tommy Eichenberg adds a linebacker and leaves cornerback, running back and other spots untouched.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· James Williams
· S
· rank 118
James Williams at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Walter Rouse
· OT
· rank 171
No edge and no loss on Walter Rouse in pick No. 168; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 219
Garret Greenfield at slot 204 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Keaton Bills
· OG
· rank 231
Keaton Bills in the 216th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Sam Hartman
· QB
· rank 282
Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 23 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 252
They took Matthew Jones at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.