The Packers bet big and early on Frank Gore Jr., 56 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
The Oladapo pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and tight end still on the board.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 35
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· T'Vondre Sweat
· DT
· rank 48
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in the 41st pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 73
They paid up for Kamren Kinchens at No. 58 when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 96
They liked Trey Benson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 88. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cam Hart
· CB
· rank 94
Cam Hart in pick No. 91 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 156
A surprising call. With quarterback and tight end still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Kitan Oladapo, a safety they were not short of.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Frank Gore Jr.
· RB
· rank 224
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 5, Pick 32 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 177
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 204th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Myles Cole
· DE-EDGE
· rank 223
No edge and no loss on Myles Cole in slot 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Edefuan Ulofoshio
· LB
· rank 250
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edefuan Ulofoshio. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
· WR
· rank 198
Steal is underselling it; Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.