The Packers put a flag in the ground for Evan Williams, 31 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Kinchens value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.
The Hicks pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Quinyon Mitchell
· CB
· rank 31
No drama and no debate, Quinyon Mitchell went about where he belonged in pick No. 25. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 28
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 41. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 34
They will replay Kamren Kinchens at the 57th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· McKinnley Jackson
· DL
· rank 88
McKinnley Jackson at the 88th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Jaden Hicks
· S
· rank 107
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 28 on Jaden Hicks with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots unsolved.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Cedric Gray
· LB
· rank 135
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at pick 126, and it noticed. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 158
Jaylen Wright in the 168th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Isaiah Davis
· RB
· rank 183
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Davis still on the board at pick 203. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Tanor Bortolini
· C
· rank 216
By-the-book stuff, Tanor Bortolini at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Donovan Jennings
· OT
· rank 248
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jennings. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Evan Williams
· S
· rank 282
A real head-scratcher, Evan Williams in slot 251 is miles ahead of his ranking. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.