The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jase McClellan fell into the Round 6 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B-.
They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with cornerback, quarterback and other spots still on the board.
Every board in the league had Chambers lower, and that gap is the story.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 21
In No. 25 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 41
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 60
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Bullard at the 58th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 76
A tidy bit of business in slot 88, where Cooper Beebe graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cade Stover
· TE-EDGE
· rank 85
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went TE-EDGE with Cade Stover while clear needs at cornerback, quarterback and other spots sat open.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Theo Johnson
· TE
· rank 136
Theo Johnson in pick No. 127 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Steele Chambers
· LB
· rank 191
This one needs a full-page explanation: Steele Chambers in pick 168, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Cornelius Johnson
· WR
· rank 187
Value with a capital V on Cornelius Johnson in the 204th pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Jase McClellan
· RB
· rank 189
Jase McClellan in pick No. 216 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 220
You do not let an offensive lineman like Garret Greenfield reach Round 7, Pick 23 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Jordan Whittington
· WR
· rank 247
A clean, defensible pick in No. 251 with a little surplus value in Jordan Whittington. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.