The rest of the league had time to spare on Trevin Wallace; the Packers did not wait, grabbing him 78 spots ahead at Round 5, Pick 20.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That Jones pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
A reach for Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.21
· Pick 53
· Jaden Hicks
· S
· rank 85
Jaden Hicks at No. 53 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.25
· Pick 57
· Zach Frazier
· C
· rank 62
Zach Frazier in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Trey Benson
· RB
· rank 87
A wild overpay on Trey Benson in slot 58, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Will Shipley
· RB
· rank 108
Will Shipley at the 88th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Jonah Elliss
· DE-EDGE
· rank 89
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jonah Elliss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.29
· Pick 92
· Andru Phillips
· CB
· rank 103
Andru Phillips at pick 92 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.20
· Pick 120
· Roger Rosengarten
· OT
· rank 135
Roger Rosengarten at the 120th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.26
· Pick 126
· Khristian Boyd
· DL-EDGE
· rank 178
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Khristian Boyd. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.4
· Pick 140
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 154
They liked Kitan Oladapo enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 140. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.8
· Pick 144
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 136
Jarrian Jones at No. 144 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.20
· Pick 156
· Trevin Wallace
· LB
· rank 234
They talked themselves into Trevin Wallace at Round 5, Pick 20, and the board did not agree. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R5.34
· Pick 170
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 182
A reach on Ty'Ron Hopper in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.