The Packers put a flag in the ground for Keilan Robinson, 128 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cooper.
Spending an early pick on linebacker with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
R2.4
· Pick 36
· Tyler Guyton
· OT
· rank 27
Tyler Guyton in No. 36 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 41
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at the 41st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.32
· Pick 64
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 42
Edgerrin Cooper in slot 64 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Khyree Jackson
· CB
· rank 84
A clean, defensible pick in pick 88 with a little surplus value in Khyree Jackson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.35
· Pick 98
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 110
A premium they did not need to pay, Cole Bishop a notch or two before his time. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Cedric Gray
· LB
· rank 126
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Cedric Gray, a linebacker they were not short of.
R5.17
· Pick 153
· Justin Eboigbe
· DL-EDGE
· rank 150
They did well to land Justin Eboigbe in the 153rd pick, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Jordan Jefferson
· DT
· rank 186
A reach on Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 169; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
R6.26
· Pick 201
· Tanor Bortolini
· C
· rank 217
A reach for Tanor Bortolini in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Michael Barrett
· LB
· rank 218
They took Michael Barrett at par in pick 219, which is nothing to complain about. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R7.19
· Pick 239
· Josh Wallace
· CB
· rank 253
A conviction pick on Josh Wallace at slot 239 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Frank Gore Jr.
· RB
· rank 224
They robbed the room for Frank Gore Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Keilan Robinson
· RB
· rank 383
They reached into another round for Keilan Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.