Somebody in the 255th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Jordan Magee, the No. 221 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.27
· Pick 27
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
In pick 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.12
· Pick 44
· Javon Bullard
· S
· rank 42
They paid sticker price for Javon Bullard in the 44th pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Junior Colson
· LB
· rank 52
A reasonable price with a little left over, Junior Colson in the 58th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dominick Puni
· OT
· rank 88
Dominick Puni at pick No. 88 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.27
· Pick 90
· Braelon Allen
· RB
· rank 106
A reach for Braelon Allen in Round 3, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 76
Max Melton slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Matt Goncalves
· OT
· rank 114
Matt Goncalves in No. 126 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.2
· Pick 138
· Michael Pratt
· QB
· rank 140
Michael Pratt at slot 138 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Cornelius Johnson
· WR
· rank 186
Cornelius Johnson at the 169th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Trente Jones
· OT
· rank 194
Nice patience on Trente Jones, who had no business lasting to pick 202. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 216
Garret Greenfield at the 219th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.6
· Pick 226
· Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
· WR
· rank 195
They robbed the room for Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
Trevin Wallace is a better player than Round 7, Pick 25 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Jordan Magee
· LB
· rank 221
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.