The Packers did not so much draft Trajan Jeffcoat as overpay for him, 88 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Oladapo. Spending an early pick on linebacker with running back and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Quinyon Mitchell
· CB
· rank 19
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Brian Thomas Jr.
· WR
· rank 28
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at the 41st overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
The board had Edgerrin Cooper higher than No. 58, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Kingsley Suamataia
· OT
· rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 88 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 76
Max Melton slid further than he should have, and pick 91 is lovely value for the cornerback. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 145
A surprising call. With running back and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent the 126th pick on Tommy Eichenberg, a linebacker they were not short of.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Joe Milton III
· QB
· rank 200
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at No. 169, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 153
Kitan Oladapo in pick 202 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Trajan Jeffcoat
· DL-EDGE
· rank 307
Trajan Jeffcoat at slot 219 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Myles Harden
· CB
· rank 209
The board fumbled Myles Harden all the way to Round 7, Pick 25, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Brevyn Spann-Ford
· TE
· rank 249
Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.