The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Garret Greenfield, the No. 217 name on the board, sitting there at No. 245 like a gift left on the doorstep. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still on the board.
The Cooper pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 24
In No. 25 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st overall pick, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 42
Value with a capital V on Javon Bullard in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Kris Abrams-Draine
· CB
· rank 81
Kris Abrams-Draine at pick 88 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· MarShawn Lloyd
· RB
· rank 97
MarShawn Lloyd in pick No. 91 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Javon Solomon
· OLB-EDGE
· rank 116
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 154
A tidy bit of business in slot 169, where Kitan Oladapo graded well above the range. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Trente Jones
· OT
· rank 195
Trente Jones in the 202nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Nathaniel Watson
· LB
· rank 214
A tidy little value on Nathaniel Watson in pick 219, a step better than break-even. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 217
Garret Greenfield at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Marcellas Dial
· CB
· rank 244
Nice patience on Marcellas Dial, who had no business lasting to the 255th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.36
· Pick 256
· Jalen Sundell
· OT
· rank 247
Jalen Sundell slipping to No. 256 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.39
· Pick 257
· Solomon Byrd
· DE-EDGE
· rank 262
They took Solomon Byrd at par in Round 7, Pick 39, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.