You build a draft on nights like this. Chop Robinson had no business being available in slot 88, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
The Mettauer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still on the board. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 26
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Tyler Nubin
· S
· rank 30
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Nubin at the 41st overall pick is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 57
Edgerrin Cooper in Round 2, Pick 25 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 35
Chop Robinson at No. 88 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Tykee Smith
· S
· rank 97
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Tykee Smith at safety with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· MarShawn Lloyd
· RB
· rank 130
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on MarShawn Lloyd. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Kamal Hadden
· CB
· rank 138
No edge and no loss on Kamal Hadden in pick 135; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Josh Proctor
· S
· rank 187
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Josh Proctor at pick No. 203. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Christian Jones
· OT
· rank 197
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Jones reach the 217th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Matthew Jones
· OG
· rank 242
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· McKade Mettauer
· OG
· rank 280
A real head-scratcher, McKade Mettauer in No. 246 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.