Call it larceny. Adisa Isaac sat on the board until No. 88, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Henderson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Their trades came out a wash either way.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 25
In pick 25 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Kalen King
· CB
· rank 42
Kalen King at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.1
· Pick 65
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 80
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 65 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Adisa Isaac
· DE-EDGE
· rank 63
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Adisa Isaac in No. 88, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.29
· Pick 92
· Braden Fiske
· DL
· rank 84
Braden Fiske is a better player than the 92nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Cedric Gray
· LB
· rank 130
Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 25 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· LaDarius Henderson
· OT
· rank 159
LaDarius Henderson in the 135th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Omar Speights
· LB
· rank 201
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omar Speights. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Myles Jones
· CB
· rank 204
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Myles Jones at slot 217 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Mark Perry
· S
· rank 235
They paid a round early for Mark Perry in the 219th pick, more than the board wanted. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· Demani Richardson
· S
· rank 238
A slide stopped in pick No. 246, with Demani Richardson worth more than the price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.