The Packers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.
They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Ulofoshio pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
The Greenfield pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.7
· Pick 7
· Joe Alt
· OT
· rank 3
In No. 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 23
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
They let Edgerrin Cooper come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 26. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 78
A slide stopped in the 88th overall pick, with Renardo Green worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· MarShawn Lloyd
· RB
· rank 97
MarShawn Lloyd at slot 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Elijah Jones
· CB
· rank 116
Value with a capital V on Elijah Jones in pick No. 126, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Dylan Laube
· RB
· rank 157
Nice patience on Dylan Laube, who had no business lasting to slot 169. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.31
· Pick 206
· Jaylen Harrell
· DE-EDGE
· rank 208
Jaylen Harrell in the 206th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Edefuan Ulofoshio
· LB
· rank 236
Edefuan Ulofoshio in the Round 6 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 216
Garret Greenfield in Round 7, Pick 23 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· KT Leveston
· OT
· rank 242
KT Leveston at No. 245 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Joshua Cephus
· WR
· rank 266
They went early on Joshua Cephus in pick No. 255, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.