Somebody in No. 161 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Jarrian Jones, the No. 137 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They are betting Bishop proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Quinyon Mitchell
· CB
· rank 20
In the 25th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 37
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Morgan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Xavier Legette
· WR
· rank 72
A reach on Xavier Legette in No. 58; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 106
A reach for Cole Bishop in Round 3, Pick 28; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.35
· Pick 98
· Christian Mahogany
· OG
· rank 100
Christian Mahogany in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Isaac Guerendo
· RB
· rank 129
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Guerendo. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.25
· Pick 161
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 137
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at pick 161 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 181
They jumped the gun on Ty'Ron Hopper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.36
· Pick 172
· Tykee Smith
· S
· rank 160
Tykee Smith at slot 172 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.12
· Pick 187
· Tip Reiman
· TE
· rank 182
Tip Reiman in pick 187 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Daijun Edwards
· RB
· rank 186
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Daijun Edwards at the 202nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Jordan Magee
· LB
· rank 222
Jordan Magee at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Tyler Owens
· S
· rank 255
Tyler Owens in the 245th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
You do not let a linebacker like Trevin Wallace reach pick No. 255 and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.