Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Packers spent the 202nd pick on Trevin Wallace, a name the board had a full 31 spots lower. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
In No. 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Darius Robinson
· DL-EDGE
· rank 39
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Kingsley Suamataia
· OT
· rank 61
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in the 58th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Dominick Puni
· OT
· rank 89
Dominick Puni at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 104
Cole Bishop at the 91st pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Elijah Jones
· CB
· rank 116
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elijah Jones in pick 126. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.33
· Pick 169
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 181
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 169 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.27
· Pick 202
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 233
They reached a country mile for Trevin Wallace at slot 202, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.44
· Pick 219
· Caedan Wallace
· OT
· rank 213
Good price on Caedan Wallace in No. 219, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.25
· Pick 245
· Rasheen Ali
· RB
· rank 259
Rasheen Ali in pick No. 245 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.35
· Pick 255
· Bub Means
· WR
· rank 245
The board had Bub Means higher than Round 7, Pick 35, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.