Somebody in Round 7, Pick 31 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while JD Bertrand, the No. 195 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Nate Wiggins
· CB
· rank 15
In slot 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Keon Coleman
· WR
· rank 24
Keon Coleman slid further than he should have, and No. 41 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Jonathon Brooks
· RB
· rank 60
They paid sticker price for Jonathon Brooks in Round 2, Pick 25, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 57
They barely believed it either: Edgerrin Cooper still on the board at the 88th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Christian Haynes
· OG
· rank 76
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Christian Haynes graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 158
A wild overpay on Jaylen Wright in pick No. 126, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 129
Cole Bishop in the 168th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Christian Jones
· OT
· rank 197
Christian Jones in pick 203 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Nathaniel Watson
· LB
· rank 240
A big swing on Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 216, well ahead of any board in the building. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Evan Williams
· S
· rank 282
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Evan Williams well ahead of where he belonged. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· JD Bertrand
· LB
· rank 195
JD Bertrand in slot 251 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.