The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Tyler Nubin, the No. 29 name on the board, sitting there at Round 3, Pick 25 like a gift left on the doorstep.
The Mettauer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Olumuyiwa Fashanu
· OT
· rank 10
In the 25th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, outstanding value to boot.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 19
Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 41 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
· LB
· rank 61
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at Round 2, Pick 25 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Tyler Nubin
· S
· rank 29
Tyler Nubin in pick No. 88 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Jackson Powers-Johnson
· C
· rank 51
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jackson Powers-Johnson reach the 91st pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Mike Sainristil
· CB
· rank 82
They robbed the room for Mike Sainristil here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 158
Value said wait; Jaylen Wright in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 166
Circle this one: Kitan Oladapo at pick 203 is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 242
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Joshua Cephus
· WR
· rank 239
A real head-scratcher, Joshua Cephus in the 219th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· McKade Mettauer
· OG
· rank 280
They left a pile of value on the table to take McKade Mettauer this early at No. 246. It patches a soft spot without any drama.