Somebody in the Round 6 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 91 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
So much rides on Abdul Carter that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.20
· Pick 20
· Abdul Carter
· DE-EDGE
· rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get juice off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Tetairoa McMillan
· WR
· rank 5
Taking Tetairoa McMillan in pick No. 37 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Darien Porter
· CB
· rank 79
A straight-up fair deal on Darien Porter at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.23
· Pick 87
· Donovan Jackson
· OT
· rank 84
Donovan Jackson at slot 87 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
R4.21
· Pick 122
· Omarion Hampton
· RB
· rank 18
Omarion Hampton in the 122nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.21
· Pick 158
· Danny Stutsman
· LB
· rank 85
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at the 158th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.20
· Pick 195
· Jake Majors
· C
· rank 92
Jake Majors at pick 195 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.21
· Pick 196
· Kevin Winston Jr.
· S
· rank 91
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 196 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R7.21
· Pick 237
· Nazir Stackhouse
· DL
· rank 179
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Elijah Arroyo
· TE
· rank 178
Elijah Arroyo at pick No. 250 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.