The Packers clearly saw something nobody else did in Trajan Jeffcoat, taking him 61 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Getting Ulofoshio where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Bishop pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback and tight end.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.30
· Pick 30
· Troy Fautanu
· OT
· rank 22
In slot 30 they get a blindside protector at a price that makes it sweeter.
R1.32
· Pick 32
· Terrion Arnold
· CB
· rank 18
In pick 32 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.11
· Pick 43
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in the 43rd pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· T.J. Tampa
· CB
· rank 51
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 69 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.11
· Pick 75
· Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
· S
· rank 86
A reach for Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.13
· Pick 77
· Kingsley Suamataia
· OT
· rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia slid further than he should have, and the 77th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.15
· Pick 79
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 87
They paid up for Trey Benson at the 79th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.27
· Pick 90
· Brenden Rice
· WR
· rank 96
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in No. 90, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.30
· Pick 93
· Maason Smith
· DT
· rank 111
Maason Smith at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.31
· Pick 94
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 98
Christian Mahogany in Round 3, Pick 31 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.10
· Pick 110
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 104
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and tight end to take Cole Bishop, a safety that was not the priority.
R4.12
· Pick 112
· James Williams
· LB
· rank 124
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 112th pick on James Williams with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
R7.27
· Pick 247
· Trajan Jeffcoat
· DL-EDGE
· rank 308
They reached into another round for Trajan Jeffcoat, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Edefuan Ulofoshio
· LB
· rank 236
Circle this one: Edefuan Ulofoshio at pick 255 is a fall that decides a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.