Boards are made to be trusted, and the Packers shredded theirs for Caleb Murphy. He came off 37 spots early, and the room will hear about it. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. 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
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 25
In the 25th pick they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Tyler Guyton
· OT
· rank 41
Tyler Guyton at the 41st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· D.J. James
· CB
· rank 64
D.J. James in slot 57 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 80
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 88, where Christian Mahogany graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.29
· Pick 92
· Jalen McMillan
· WR
· rank 81
Jalen McMillan is a better player than pick 92 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.25
· Pick 125
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 125
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 25. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.35
· Pick 135
· Braelon Allen
· RB
· rank 151
The board had cheaper options than Braelon Allen at pick No. 135, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.28
· Pick 203
· Erick All
· TE
· rank 205
By-the-book stuff, Erick All at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.42
· Pick 217
· Zion Logue
· DL
· rank 241
They talked themselves into Zion Logue at Round 6, Pick 42, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Myles Jones
· CB
· rank 204
The board had Myles Jones higher than No. 219, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.26
· Pick 246
· Caleb Murphy
· C
· rank 283
Caleb Murphy in slot 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.