The real work happened on the phones. The Packers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ali. The cost of the Jones reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
The Mustapha pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Quinyon Mitchell
· CB
· rank 30
In the 25th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.12
· Pick 44
· Calen Bullock
· S
· rank 47
Calen Bullock at pick No. 44 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Graham Barton
· OT
· rank 50
A tidy little value on Graham Barton in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Mike Sainristil
· CB
· rank 82
They did well to land Mike Sainristil in slot 88, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Sedrick Van Pran
· C
· rank 90
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at No. 91, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· MarShawn Lloyd
· RB
· rank 130
They paid sticker price for MarShawn Lloyd in Round 4, Pick 25, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Malik Mustapha
· S
· rank 139
A surprising call. With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the 135th overall pick on Malik Mustapha, a safety they were not short of.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Christian Jones
· OT
· rank 197
A clean, defensible pick in pick 203 with a little surplus value in Christian Jones. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 242
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Rasheen Ali
· RB
· rank 196
Steal is underselling it; Rasheen Ali at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.14
· Pick 234
· Joshua Cephus
· WR
· rank 239
No edge and no loss on Joshua Cephus in the 234th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.