There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Keilan Robinson, 132 picks ahead of schedule. No fireworks, but a solid B-.
Getting Washington where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 25
They paid sticker price for Kool-Aid McKinstry in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.10
· Pick 42
· Kingsley Suamataia
· OT
· rank 57
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 42 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.31
· Pick 63
· Xavier Legette
· WR
· rank 73
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Legette a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Braden Fiske
· DL
· rank 70
Braden Fiske at the 88th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 97
Christian Mahogany in Round 3, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Blake Corum
· RB
· rank 83
The board fumbled Blake Corum all the way to pick No. 127, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.30
· Pick 166
· Caedan Wallace
· OT
· rank 180
Caedan Wallace in slot 166 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 155
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.1
· Pick 176
· Jared Wiley
· TE
· rank 199
Jared Wiley in the 176th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Jaylan Ford
· LB
· rank 195
A tidy bit of business in the 204th pick, where Jaylan Ford graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.40
· Pick 215
· Elijah Jones
· CB
· rank 193
Circle this one: Elijah Jones at pick 215 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Javontae Jean-Baptiste
· DE-EDGE
· rank 227
They paid up for Javontae Jean-Baptiste at pick No. 216 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Tahj Washington
· WR
· rank 192
They barely believed it either: Tahj Washington still on the board at Round 7, Pick 23. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Keilan Robinson
· RB
· rank 383
Keilan Robinson at No. 251 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.